New Appalachian Farm and Research Center Inc Archive

To support strategies to increase the supply of West Virginia food products to schools, and to promote a food hub for regional product aggregation and distribution

To stimulate growth in manufacturing related to renewable energy and clean technology

To staff a regional nonprofit association (over two years)

To support implementation of the West Virginia Blueprint for Technology-Based Economic Development, including expansion of the Innovation Adoption Program for small manufacturers (over two years)

To support new business formation and growth through technical assistance and early-stage capital investment (over 18 months)

Sponsor Remaking Cities Congress to be held in Pittsburgh in October 2013

Support for the 2013 Nonprofit Summit

Program related investment loan to support continued development of a brownfield site and related expenses

To expand the Shale Gas Innovation Contest, which identifies, vets, and rewards outstanding new shale gas technologies, to West Virginia in addition to Pennsylvania in 2013-14

To expand a women’s entrepreneurship program to include a customized training course and a clinic for students to work with business owners (over two years)