Rural housing and economic development

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded the WV Division of Economic Development (doing business as West Virginia Development Office) $1,636,842 on May 7, 2026, under the Rural Housing and Economic Development program (CFDA 14.250), a Project Grant that funds capacity-building and housing initiatives in rural areas.

The recipient, a state government entity that functions as a pass-through administrator, will use the funding to support innovative housing and economic development activities across rural West Virginia, with administrative oversight and place of performance at Charleston, West Virginia 25305. The award period runs through May 6, 2035. The program aims to build capacity at the state and local level and tackle housing affordability challenges in rural communities, with the WV Division of Economic Development distributing federal funds to local implementation entities—towns, cities, counties, and nonprofit service providers—for housing, economic development, and related community facilities.