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This represents a 533.7% increase over 2021, when the state received $22,254,233 in funding.
West Virginia ranked third across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $13,000,000.
EDA Grant Recipients in West Virginia in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia | $13,000,000 |
| Generation West VIrginia, Inc. | $10,764,400 |
| West Virginia University | $9,658,285 |
| City of Huntington | $8,200,000 |
| Pocahontas Public Service District | $8,000,000 |
| West Virginia Community Development HUB | $7,076,452 |
| Wheeling Park Commission | $6,560,000 |
| McDowell County Public Service District | $6,480,000 |
| Coalfield Development Corporation | $6,375,000 |
| Logan County Public Service District | $6,160,000 |
| Canaan Valley Public Service District | $5,500,000 |
| Randolph County Development Authority | $5,360,000 |
| Mason County Public Service District | $5,324,217 |
| West Virginia Tourism Office | $5,148,017 |
| Mylan Park Foundation | $4,681,270 |
| Coalfield Development Corporation | $4,533,632 |
| Wyoming County Economic Development Authority | $3,900,000 |
| Warm Springs Public Service District | $3,228,228 |
| Coalfield Development Corporation | $3,200,000 |
| West Virginia Division of Natural Resources | $2,800,000 |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | $2,555,200 |
| Mingo County Redevelopment Authority | $2,080,000 |
| Woodlands Development Group, Inc. | $1,681,161 |
| University of Charleston | $1,590,123 |
| Upper Kanawha Valley Strategic Initiatives Council | $1,401,541 |
| Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. | $1,298,253 |
| Regional Optical Communications, Inc. | $1,200,000 |
| West Virginia University | $911,708 |
| Coalfield Development Corporation | $500,000 |
| West Virginia Department of Economic Development | $498,989 |
| Region 8 Planning and Development Council | $210,000 |
| Bel-O-Mar Regional Council | $210,000 |
| Marshall University Research Corporation | $137,923 |
| Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia | $104,000 |
| Snowshoe Resort Community District | $80,000 |
| Region IV Planning and Development Council | $70,000 |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Council | $70,000 |
| Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council | $70,000 |
| Region 7 Planning and Development Council | $70,000 |
| Regional Intergovernmental Council | $70,000 |
| Region 2 Planning and Development Council | $70,000 |
| Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation | $60,000 |
| Region I Planning and Development Council | $52,500 |
| City of Martinsburg | $40,000 |
| Region VI Planning and Development Council | $35,000 |