This represents a 441.1% increase over 2021, when the state received $17,618,014 in funding.
Virginia ranked 12th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $15,750,000.
EDA Grant Recipients in Virginia in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority | $15,750,000 |
| Hampton Roads Workforce Council | $11,006,941 |
| Executive Office of Virginia | $9,846,496 |
| Maymont Foundation | $8,000,000 |
| City of Petersburg | $7,468,487 |
| Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority | $6,400,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | $6,000,000 |
| Tazewell County Virginia Board of Supervisors | $4,304,709 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Real Estate Foundation | $3,000,000 |
| Pittsylvania County | $2,400,000 |
| John Tyler Community College | $2,400,000 |
| Brunswick County Industrial Development Authority | $2,184,000 |
| Longwood University Real Estate Foundation | $1,943,222 |
| Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority | $1,800,000 |
| Richmond County | $1,721,348 |
| Town of Boydton, Virginia | $1,633,000 |
| King and Queen Court House/ King and Queen County, VA | $1,600,000 |
| King and Queen Court House/King and Queen County, VA | $1,600,000 |
| City of Fredericksburg | $1,200,000 |
| Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation | $1,000,000 |
| Connected DMV | $604,114 |
| The Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness | $575,000 |
| Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority | $500,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University | $500,000 |
| Greater Charlottesville Area Development Corporation | $299,871 |
| Crater Planning District Commission | $210,000 |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe | $200,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $137,923 |
| West Piedmont Planning District Commission | $115,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission | $80,000 |
| Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission | $80,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lynchburg | $75,525 |
| Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| Lenowisco Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| Mount Rogers Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| West Piedmont Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| Northern Neck Planning District Commission | $70,000 |
| New River Valley Regional Commission | $70,000 |
| Southside Planning District Commissions | $70,000 |
| Nansemond Indian Tribe | $70,000 |