Usually around this time each year we travel the state for our Community Revitalization Roadshow, a chance to present and discuss our various programs directly with you. Alas 2020 is no typical year, and though we can’t pack up the car and head your way, we decided to go ahead and plan a road trip, … More Take a Road Trip with the Community Revitalization Office!
On Wednesday, Preservation Virginia released a study measuring the economic impact of 30 years of the Virginia Main Street program. The report documents the Virginia Main Street program throughout the last 30 years. The report has documented the direct economic effects across Virginia Main Streets since 1985, when the program was adopted in Virginia to … More Preservation Virginia Releases Economic Impact Study of Virginia Main Street Program
DHCD’s Virginia Enterprise Zone (VEZ) program has just finished facilitating three regional how-to-apply workshops to spread the word about the upcoming designation round. On October 1, 2012, the program will begin accepting applications to fill the positions of two zones that are due to expire at the end of this year. Much like VMS, the … More Virginia Enterprise Zone 2013 Designation Round
Governor McDonnell has announced that Waynesboro, a Designated Virginia Main Street Community, will receive a $770,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for its Downtown Revitalization Project. The Virginia CDBG program is administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The grant was one of only 12 successful applications from among the 30 which competed for nearly $9 million in … More Waynesboro awarded Community Development Block Grant for downtown project
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