Project Grant 016915253

This $180,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) in establishing and implementing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Charlottesville, Virginia region. The CEDS project will provide economic development planning and coordination between the TJPDC and its public, nonprofit, and private sector partners to develop a framework that guides future local and regional priorities and capital investments. Once completed, the CEDS will offer Charlottesville an economic development roadmap and strategy to attract $180K in private funding and job growth. The EDA investment falls under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, which provides technical and infrastructure assistance to address adverse economic changes that regions face over time through coordinated economic development planning.