GO Virginia Region 3 News

Keep up to date with the latest GO Virginia Region 3 news stories, including project grants, economic development initiatives and more.

GO Virginia grants $65,000 to the Commonwealth Regional Council to regional economic development organization in Region 3

October 19, 2022

GO Virginia Region 3 has awarded a $65,000 grant to the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC), a planning agency that assists local governments. CRC will use the grant to create a […]

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GOVA meeting highlights synergies bringing economic transformation to Southern Virginia

May 24, 2022

GO Virginia Region 3 Council and UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Center leaders together after enjoying the All Hands Meeting. Left to Right:  Michael Phillips, Associate Director, UVA’s Cooper […]

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GOVA meeting to share success stories and discuss rural leadership

April 18, 2022

On May 5 partners and grantees of GO Virginia Region 3 will gather at The Prizery in South Boston for the semi-annual All-Hands Meeting where beneficiaries of GOVA projects will […]

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$674,304 GO Virginia grant announced for Innovation Hub in Farmville

January 24, 2022

In December 2021 Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $3.6 million Growth and Opportunity Virginia (GO Virginia) grant that includes $674,304 for an innovation hub at Midtown Square in Farmville. Innovation […]

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Region 3 Seeks Input – Growth Plan Update 2021

January 12, 2022

The Region 3 Council provides the draft of the 2021 update to its Growth and Diversification Plan.  Please click on the links below to access either the Executive Summary or […]

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Region 3 Grant to Support Expansion of SVRA Shovel-Ready Sites

October 19, 2021

The Southern Virginia Regional Alliance (SVRA) received funding from the GO Virginia Region 3 Council and the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) in support of a business site development […]

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Region 3 Grant Supports Work-Based Learning

October 19, 2021

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) was recently awarded over $581,000 to lead ExperienceWorks, a work-based learning (WBL) system that leverages GO Virginia Region 3 and Tobacco Region […]

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Entrepreneurship & Innovation Investment Strategy Report

June 9, 2021

This report was commissioned by the GO Virginia Region 3 Council to provide an actionable roadmap for growing the Southern Virginia economy through entrepreneurship and innovation. Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation […]

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Notice of Growth & Diversification Plan Input Sessions

May 4, 2021

GO Virginia Region 3 announces a series of Stakeholder Input Sessions as part of the 2021 update of its Growth & Diversification Plan. Members of the public are invited to […]

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