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For educational and consulting services to entrepreneurs in Washington, Greene, and Fayette Counties

To capitalize a revolving loan fund to finance catalytic commercial real estate projects and small businesses which support downtown revitalization of coal impacted communities (over three years)

To provide commercialization services and investment capital to entrepreneurs resulting in the formation of small businesses and creation of jobs

For the Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition, a multistate initiative based on recreational tourism

For the Appalachian Creative Economies Network to upgrade business and strategic collaboration of creative entrepreneurs working in communities across five Appalachian states (over three years)

To improve the regional economy in the Potomac Highlands region of West Virginia by developing entrepreneurship in arts and tourism featuring cultural, natural and human assets (over two years)

To continue the Agriculture Innovations Program by expanding lean manufacturing and technology commercialization in the West Virginia local agriculture industry (over two years)

To grow the recreational and cultural tourism economy of Tucker County through implementation of key elements of a strategic performance agenda

For a media effort to raise public awareness of the innovations, economic impact, and employment opportunities in advanced manufacturing

For the Radical Entrepreneurial Ventures Program to recruit innovative early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs to the Kanawha Valley region of West Virginia (over two years)