Washington County Council on Economic Development Archive

To leverage new U.S. Small Business Administration loan funds and increase technical assistance to businesses

For the University of Charleston Downtown Innovation Hub to provide entrepreneurial and innovation-related programming to develop businesses within a 10-county region

For the REACH (Restore Empower & Attain Connections with Hope) Initiative to build resources providing individuals with pathways to successful reentry into the community

For organizational and program capacity building to enhance the work of building a recreation and tourism industry along the Coal River

For start-up operations of a center to assist acutely suicidal patients through innovative intake, counseling, and access to 24-hour therapeutic care and services (over two years)

To support the development and implementation of a state-wide cross-sector coalition addressing substance use, to improve the lives of families and their communities

For the Appalachian Vision Outreach Program (AVOP) to address vision care to patients that are financially or geographically isolated

For member programs and services in 2022

For mini-grants to advance racial justice initiatives and build local capacity

For the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship to expand services offered under The Building Blocks for Business Capital program, which supports start-up and existing business owners from underserved and distressed communities (over two years)