June 16 – Through a partnership to advance economic development in Southern Virginia, GO Virginia Region 3 and UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service welcome Bryan David as program director for the 13-county region that includes the cities of Danville and Martinsville. David will lead the operations of the GO Virginia Region 3 Council […]
The GO Virginia State Board has approved modifications to its grant program that will enhance the capability of GO Virginia Region 3 to invest in projects that lead to economic resiliency and recovery. At its April 17, 2020 Board meeting, the State Board approved additional funding for each Regional Council to support project applications that […]
Contract Modifications DHCD will consider requests for contract modifications, including no-cost extensions, budget modifications, post-award match waiver requests, and scope changes for currently funded projects. Request must be in writing and include the nature or the request, the justification, and how/if the modification will affect the project goals/outcomes. We recognize significant disruptions may be occurring […]
On April 17, 2020, we intend to recommend a proposal to the GO Virginia State Board that would redirect statewide competitive GO Virginia funds for a statewide, region-led response to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed guidelines will include a recommendation to reduce our normal 1:1 match by half and […]
The Southern Virginia GO Region 3 Executive Committee will meet virtually by Zoom on Wednesday, April 15 at 10:00AM. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting is for the purpose of conducting the business of the Council as authorized by the March 23, 2020 Opinion of the Attorney General, citing “Code § 2.23708.2 […]
The Southern Virginia GO Region 3 Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 10:00AM. The meeting will be held at the exterior of American National Bank, 628 Main Street, Danville, Virginia 24541. The meeting is open to the public under the conditions currently imposed by the Governor’s Executive Order Fifty-Three, which bans […]
GO Virginia Region 3 in partnership with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia has a win-win opportunity for the right program director. “Since the beginning we’ve talked about having someone in the region that would wake up every day asking themselves, ‘What can I do to make a difference […]
Overview: GO Virginia Region 3 is accepting Requests for Qualifications from organizations to assess and develop a regional strategy for broadband deployment in the Region 3 footprint, that includes an assessment of incumbent providers and existing on-site broadband coverage. GO Virginia is an economic development capacity-building program of the Commonwealth of Virginia intended to grow […]
This report is an update to the original Growth and Diversification Plan (Growth Plan) adopted by Region 3 in August 2017. The 2019 update follows the Growth and Diversification Plan 2019 Amendment Guidelines to comply with the Growth and Opportunity Act of 2016, which requires regional plans to be updated at least every two years. […]
The team of Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation (MBC) and the Longwood University Office of Community and Economic Development (LOCED) have been awarded a $100,000 grant from GO Virginia to develop the Region 3 Entrepreneur & Innovation Investment Strategy (EII). By Spring 2020 this team will present a formal recommendation to the Region 3 Council on […]