This EDA investment funds the economic development technical assistance program to support the continued development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) for…

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $350,000 under the Economic Development Technical Assistance program to support the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission's continued development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for Virginia's Middle Peninsula region. The project grant will fund the Economic Development Technical Assistance Program from January 2023 through December 2023 to diversify and strengthen the regional economy through a collaborative public-private CEDS process. The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission will work with counties, towns, and stakeholders across Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, and Middlesex counties on economic development planning and implementation under this $350k EDA project grant.

This EDA investment funds the economic development technical assistance program to support the continued development and implementation of a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) for the region served by the middle peninsula district commission, which comprises the counties of essex, gloucester, king and queen, king william, mathews, and middlesex; and the towns of tappahannock, urbanna, and west point. The ceds process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.