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1 1 A B USINESS - L ED S TATEWIDE I NITIAT
1 A B USINESS - L ED S TATEWIDE I NITIATIVE TO G ROW AND D IVERSIFY THE P RIVATE S ECTOR IN E ACH V IRGINIA R EGION 2 PER CAPITA FUNDING • 7 proposals submitted • 4 out of 9 regions participated • 1 Commercialization • 3 Talent Development • 3 Infrastruc

2 ture • Total Request: $1.55 million â€
ture • Total Request: $1.55 million • Total Match: $4.28 million • Includes $1.75 million local dollars 3 COMMERCIALIZATION 1 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 4 REGION 2 IMPLEMENTATION RAMP Expansion 5 • Region 2 submitted on behalf of the Roanoke - Blacksburg Techn

3 ology Council • Request of $245,000
ology Council • Request of $245,000 for personnel, software, and ongoing outreach and fundraising campaigns. • To enhance and expand the reach of the Regional Acceleration and Mentorship Program (RAMP) which offers technology - based startups access to mento

4 ring, education, and assistance with id
ring, education, and assistance with identifying capital. APPLICATION OVERVIEW RAMP EXPANSION 6 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Fills an identified gap in the region’s commercialization ecosystem • Integrates Roanoke, Lynchburg and New River Valley • Strong leaders

5 hip team in place to manage expansion a
hip team in place to manage expansion and ensure sustainability • Private partners committed to cohort funding • Funds should be used for personnel and software, rather than marketing and travel RAMP EXPANSION 7 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff recommend this app

6 lication for approval. RAMP
lication for approval. RAMP EXPANSION Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match  Local Participation  Alignment with GOVA Strategies  Alignment with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Creation Potential  Grant Management Capacity  Su

7 stainable after GOVA Funds  8 TALENT
stainable after GOVA Funds  8 TALENT DEVELOPMENT 3 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 9 REGION 1 ENHANCED CAPACITY BUILDING United Way of Southwest VA Ignite Internships 10 • Region 1 submitted on behalf of United Way of Southwest Virginia • Request of $250,000 for per

8 sonnel and contract services for softwa
sonnel and contract services for software licensing • To expand the Ignite Program across the region and will collaboratively align high school curriculums with local employer needs through the development of a web - based platform and internship program. APPLIC

9 ATION OVERVIEW IGNITE INTERNSHIPS 11 WOR
ATION OVERVIEW IGNITE INTERNSHIPS 11 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Interest profiling is a valuable tool when paired with established career pathways • Replicable across regions • Strong public and private support • Prioritizes target clusters for experiential learnin

10 g, internship placement, and career and
g, internship placement, and career and credential pathway development IGNITE INTERNSHIPS 12 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. IGNITE INTERNSHIPS Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match  Local Par

11 ticipation  Alignment with GOVA Strat
ticipation  Alignment with GOVA Strategies  Alignment with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Creation Potential  Grant Management Capacity  Sustainable after GOVA Funds  13 REGION 2 IMPLEMENTATION DSLCC Unmanned Systems Training Program 14 • Region 2 submi

12 tted on behalf of Dabney S. Lancaster
tted on behalf of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College (DSLCC) • Request of $76,000 in gap funding to be utilized for software, training, and contract services • To launch an Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance and Operations Technician program at DSLC

13 C to capitalize on the Alleghany Highl
C to capitalize on the Alleghany Highlands Drone Zone Initiative surrounding the development of regional facilities unmanned autonomous vehicles. APPLICATION OVERVIEW UNMANNED SYSTEMS 15 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Project connects all 4 GO Virginia strategies • Dem

14 onstrated commitments from private indus
onstrated commitments from private industry partners • Commitment to collaboration with localities, higher education partners, and other GO Virginia projects • Diverse applications for drone technology in several of the region’s target industries • Replica

15 ble across regions UNMANNED SYSTEMS 16
ble across regions UNMANNED SYSTEMS 16 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. UNMANNED SYSTEMS Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match  Local Participation  Alignment with GOVA Strategies  Alignmen

16 t with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Crea
t with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Creation Potential  Grant Management Capacity  Sustainable after GOVA Funds  17 REGION 6 IMPLEMENTATION Westmoreland County Welder Training Program 18 • Region 6 submitted on behalf of Westmoreland County • Requ

17 est of $130,000 for lease payments,
est of $130,000 for lease payments, equipment, and instructor salaries. • To establish a new welding training facility to offer daytime courses through Rappahannock Community College (RCC) to train adult welders for employment at local businesses. APPLICAT

18 ION OVERVIEW WELDER TRAINING 19 WORKGROU
ION OVERVIEW WELDER TRAINING 19 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Upskilling workforce from seasonal to 12 - month employment • Demonstrate pipeline of demand from additional private industry partners • Expected wages fall below regional and PDC average wages • Establis

19 h plan for sustainability beyond GO Virg
h plan for sustainability beyond GO Virginia funds • Expand project to have regional impact WELDER TRAINING 20 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff do not recommend this application for approval because the project does not meet the GO Virginia mission for regional

20 collaboration
collaboration and high - wage job creation, and because ongo

21 ing demand and
ing demand and sustainability have not been demonstrated. WELDER TRAINING Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match 

22 Local Participation  Alignment with
Local Participation  Alignment with GOVA Strategies  Alignment with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Creation Potential No Grant Management Capacity  Sustainable after GOVA Funds Maybe 21 INFRASTRUCTURE 3 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 22 REGION 1 IMPLEMENTATION Washingt

23 on County Tech Spec Facil
on County Tech Spec Facility Acquisition 23 • Region 1 submitted on behalf of Washington County • Request of $300,000 for real estate acquisition. • To purchase a facility for flexible office space for emerging businesses in technology - dr

24 iven industries. APPLICATION OVERVIEW T
iven industries. APPLICATION OVERVIEW TECH SPEC FACILITY 24 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Regional Council approval contingent upon securing additional local participation • No guarantee that tenants would be in priority growth clusters or that jobs would meet high - wa

25 ge requirement • Investigate pipeline
ge requirement • Investigate pipeline of prospects from target cluster or demonstrate track record for recruiting comparable businesses TECH SPEC FACILITY 25 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff recommend this applicant reapply once additional

26 local pa
local partner(s) are secured and prospect(s) engaged. TECH SPEC FACILITY Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match

27  Local Participation No Alignment wi
 Local Participation No Alignment with GOVA Strategies  Alignment with G&D Plan Maybe High - Wage Job Creation Potential Maybe Grant Management Capacity  Sustainable after GOVA Funds  26 REGION 2 IMPLEMENTATION Center for Energy Research and Education (CE

28 RE) Industry Labs 27 • Region 2 submit
RE) Industry Labs 27 • Region 2 submitted on behalf of Liberty University • Request of $300,000 for the design and construction of the labs, as well as transportation of donated equipment from private industry partners • To create the CERE Industry Labs to

29 offer regional companies and institut
offer regional companies and institutions of higher education the facilities necessary to promote research and development as well as to foster the attraction and retention of the scientific and engineering workforce. APPLICATION OVERVIEW CERE INDUSTRY LAB

30 S 28 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Innovative r
S 28 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Innovative reutilization of an obsolete facility • Research facilities cited as priority asset in the Growth & Diversification Plan • Significant private industry and higher education support • Facility could be a center of excel

31 lence to attract funding from the Resea
lence to attract funding from the Research Triangle CERE INDUSTRY LABS 29 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. CERE INDUSTRY LABS Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match  Local Participation  Align

32 ment with GOVA Strategies  Alignment
ment with GOVA Strategies  Alignment with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Creation Potential  Grant Management Capacity  Sustainable after GOVA Funds  30 REGION 9 IMPLEMENTATION GWC Piedmont Technical Education Center 31 • Region 9 submitted on behalf of

33 Culpeper County • Request of $244,3
Culpeper County • Request of $244,300 for construction and equipment • To redevelop the former George Washington Carver High School into a state of the art GWC Piedmont Technical Education Center to train machinists and welders. APPLICATION OVERVIEW GWC P

34 - TECH 32 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Demons
- TECH 32 WORKGROUP FEEDBACK • Demonstrated demand from regional employers • Collaboration between five locality, higher education, and private industry partners • Significant local support and match from across the region • Applicant understands DHCD will

35 place a lien on equipment purchases GW
place a lien on equipment purchases GWC P - TECH 33 RECOMMENDATION • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. GWC P - TECH Eligibility Requirements $1:1 Match  Local Match  Local Participation  Alignment with GOVA Strategies ïƒ

36 ¼ Alignment with G&D Plan  High - Wag
¼ Alignment with G&D Plan  High - Wage Job Creation Potential  Grant Management Capacity  Sustainable after GOVA Funds  34 ENHANCED CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECTS UNDER $100,000 4 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED 35 ENHANCED CAPACITY BULDING • 4 proposals administra

37 tively approved • 2 out of 9 regions
tively approved • 2 out of 9 regions participated • 1 Commercialization • 1 Talent Development • 2 Site Development • Total Request: $242,507 • Total Match: $327,988 36 ENHANCED CAPACITY BULDING • Region 2: Capital Ecosystem Development • $65,300 t

38 o Valleys Innovation Council • Region
o Valleys Innovation Council • Region 2: Brain Drain Study • $77,207 to Roanoke Regional Partnership • Region 6: PamunkeyNet Business Plan • $ 50,000 to Middle Peninsula Alliance (MPA) • Region 6: Flex Office Space Due Diligence • $50,000 to Westmorelan