Bluefield West Virginia Economic Development Authority

Bluefield West Virginia Economic Development Authority is a local government entity registered in SAM.gov since August 2020, headquartered at 500 Bland Street in Bluefield, West Virginia. As a U.S. government entity, BEDA serves as a prime awardee for federal grant programs focused on economic development and business support within the Bluefield region. The organization functions as a catalyst for community and economic revitalization, leveraging federal resources to strengthen the local economy and support small business development in this Appalachian area.

BEDA has successfully managed a diverse portfolio of federal grant awards spanning multiple federal agencies and programs. Most recently, the organization received a $340,120 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Government Contracting and Business Development under the 7(j) Technical Assistance Program in September 2025, which provides technical assistance, entrepreneurial training, federal contracting support, and strategic business development services to socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses through September 2026. The organization has also received multiple Rural Business Cooperative Enterprise Grants from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services in July 2023 and July 2021, supporting rural business development initiatives. BEDA administered a significant $542,750 Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, completed in 2024, which funded comprehensive assessment and remediation of a 0.99-acre brownfield site in downtown Bluefield's Federal Street commercial district, including cleanup planning, community engagement, and site remediation activities. Additionally, the organization received an Appalachian Regional Commission Business Incubator grant in October 2022 and a Community Planning and Development grant for Economic Development Initiative and Community Project Funding from the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development in February 2023, with performance extending through August 2030. This funding portfolio demonstrates BEDA's capacity to manage complex federal grant programs focused on small business development, infrastructure remediation, rural enterprise support, and community economic development.