WV Regional Councils offer local jurisdictions innovative solutions to growth-related problems. Visit this page to see what your region guidelines are.
WV Land Stewardship Corporation helps the state through its land bank which takes legal title of commercial or industrial real estate with perceived environmental issues. It conducts necessary environmental assessments, demolish or repair old buildings, and remediate identified environmental issues.
The Brownfields Section within the Office of Environmental Remediation oversees the following voluntary environmental assessment and remediation programs to return brownfield properties back to productive uses.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) programs nationwide to provide technical assistance to communities and stakeholders to help address their brownfield sites and increase their involvement in brownfields cleanup, revitalization, and reuse.
The West Virginia Community Advancement and Development Center provides resources, funding and support for community needs in all sectors. The CAD team supports economic development, community growth and restoration, disaster preparedness and recovery, non-profit efforts and much more.
The USDA Rural Development offers funding sources such as loans and grants to support economic development in rural communities. They also have programs which provide technical assistance to communities to help develop infrastructure and improve resiliency.
Coalfield Development provides workforce training for individuals with barriers to employment, community-led revitalization of abandoned mine lands and real estate, social enterprise development, and nonprofit capacity building.
The WV Community Development Hub or HUB aims to spur community growth and development in rural areas of West Virginia. They approach this goal by building leadership capacity through community training, partnership development an research.
WVU Land Use a nd Sustainable Development Law Clinic p rovides legal and planning services to conserve land and water, support local land use planning, and offer educational opportunities for law students and citizens of West Virginia.
The WVCOA is a professional organization which h as created standard building codes for the state of West Virginia to ensure safe construction and renovation. They provide generic ordinances to communities to adopt the WV Building Code as well as events to educate communit ies.
WVBAC collaborates and coordinates with communities to provide training and technical assistance, facilitate site preparation efforts, engage community stakeholders, and identify and pursue project funding.