The 1971 Regional Planning & Development Act, and reenacted West Virginia Code, Chapter 8, Article 25, mandated that West Virginia be divided into 11 regions to serve as “development districts” to more effectively utilize funding resources and maximize small communities’ chances of attracting funds from federal, state and local organizations to foster community and economic development and intergovernmental cooperation throughout the state.

The Regional Planning & Development Councils focus on expansion and improvement of: water and sewer facilities, infrastructure, transportation, employment, industry, housing, health care, education and recreation. By coordinating closely with our affiliates in the region, we promote stability, growth and progress in West Virginia, especially assisting local jurisdictions too small to maintain staff for grant writing and planning.

The Regional Planning & Development Councils offer local jurisdictions innovative solutions to growth-related problems by identifying and

JASON ROBERTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORwww.regiononepdc.org / 304-431-7225 / 1439 East Main St, Suite 5 · Princeton, WV 24740Serving McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Summers, Raleigh and Wyoming Counties. Also serves as Fayette-Raleigh Metropolitan Planning Organization (Shared) and Regional Optical Communications (Shared)

CHRIS CHILES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORwww.region2pdc.org / 304-529-3357 / 400 Third Avenue · Huntington, WV 25701Serving Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo and Wayne Counties Sister Agency is KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission (Tri-State)

COLT SANDORO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (REGIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL)www.wvregion3.org / 304-744-4258 / 315 D Street · South Charleston, WV 25303Serving Boone, Clay, Kanawha & Putnam Counties Also serves as Kanawha-Putnam Metropolitan Planning Organization

JOHN TUGGLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORwww.reg4wv.org / 304-872-4970 / 885 Broad St, Ste 100 · Summersville, WV 26651Serving Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pocahontas and Webster Counties. Also serves as Fayette-Raleigh Metropolitan Planning Organization (Shared) and Regional Optical Communications (Shared)

CAROL JACKSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (MOVRC)www.movrc.org / 304-422-4993 / 709 Market Street · Parkersburg, WV 26102 Serving Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Richie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt and Wood Counties. Also serves as Wood-Wirt-Washington Metropolitan Planning Organization (Multi State) & Workforce Region 4

SHEENA HUNT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORwww.regionvi.com / 304-366-5693 / 34 Mountain Park Drive · White Hall, WV 26554Serving Marion, Taylor, Monongalia, Preston, Harrison and Doddridge Counties

N. SHANE WHITEHAIR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORwww.regionvii.com / 304-472-6564 / 21 East Main Street, Suite 102 · Buckhannon, WV 26201Serving Barbour, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Braxton, Tucker and Upshur Counties

TERRY LIVELY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR www.regioneight.org / 304-257-2448 / 131 Providence Lane · Petersburg, WV 26847Serving Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral and Pendleton Counties Also serves as Area Agency on Aging

BILL CLARK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR www.region9wv.com / 304-263-1743 / 400 West Stephen St, Ste 301 · Martinsburg, WV 25401Serving Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties Also serves as Hagerstown Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (Multi State)

SCOTT HICKS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEL-O-MAR)www.belomar.org / 304-242-1800 / 105 Bridge Street Plaza · Wheeling, WV 26003Serving Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel Counties in West Virginia & Belmont County in Ohio Also serves as Bel-O-Mar Metropolitan Planning Organization (Multi State) & Area Agency on Aging

MICHAEL PAPROCKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORwww.bhjmpc.org / 740-282-3685 / 124 North 4th St, 2nd Floor · Steubenville, Ohio 43952 Serving Brooke and Hancock Counties in WV & Jefferson County in Ohio Also serves as Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Organization (Multi State) & Area Development Agency

What are Regional Planning & Development Councils?

prioritizing goals, creating proactive strategies to realize these objectives, applying for funding packages, soliciting engineers, architects, attorneys, bond counsel, accountants and other consultants as needed for each endeavor, and administering the projects to ensure funding is properly managed and all program guidelines are followed.

To accomplish these tasks the Regional Planning & Development Councils provide a multitude of services, varied by Regional Council, including grant writing, labor compliance, Section 3 and Title VI adherence, 5G solicitation assistance, workforce development, intergovernmental reviews, census report updates, public and governmental engagement strategies, environmental reviews, financial administration, drawdowns, account maintenance, income surveys, mapping capabilities, revolving loan funds that assist new and expanding businesses and a wealth of programmatic knowledge.

Additionally, the WV RPDC’s have leveraged $423,291,612 in state and federal loans for communities in West Virginia. from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2019

Grant Dollars Leveragedwith $1,773,368 Investmentby State ofWest Virginia

WV State Allocations$1,773,368

State Grants$116,908,253

Federal Grants

$279,615,352

From 2014 to 2019, the West Virginia

Regional Planning & Development Councils secured $158 in federal

grants for every $1 invested by the State

of West Virginia

A Statewide Network that

Moves West Virginia Forward

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\\ General Project ManagementThe Regional Planning and Development Councils work with municipalities, public service districts, local economic development authorities, county commissions and other entities to develop, design, implement and administer grant funded projects.

\\ Grant Writing & Technical AssistanceThe Councils provide grant writing and technical assistance to all government members and entities that are referred by those members. .

\\ Water, Sewer & Stormwater ProjectsThe Councils work with municipalities, public service districts, local economic development authorities, county commissions and other entities to develop, design, implement and administer infrastructure projects, which include water, sewer and stormwater projects. .

\\ Community and Economic Development, Workforce Development, CEDS and BrownfieldsThe Councils works on community development projects such as economic, workforce and brownfields development, as an integral part of their workload.

\\ Broadband InitiativesThe Councils work with municipalities, local economic development authorities, county commissions and other entities on broadband initiatives which are a new endeavor in grant funding

\\ Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)The Regional Planning and Development Councils work with Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), which are created by Federal law with the responsibility to develop the area’s transportation plans and to coordinate the transportation planning process. Federal transportation law requires that a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) be designated for each urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000. West Virginia has 8 areas designated as MPOs.

\\ Revolving Loan FundsCertain Councils are the recipients of grant and loan funds from governmental agencies used to establish small business loan funds. These loan funds work hand in hand with the economic development departments to help with the availability of capital for businesses. .

\\ Area Agency on AgingSeveral Regional Planning and Development Councils work in cooperation with the Agency on Aging to provide funding, technical assistance and monitoring of senior services providers.

\\ Hazard Mitigation Planning & ResiliencyHazard Mitigation is an important part of local planning that involves outreach and cooperation with all citizens. The Regional Planning and Development Councils work in cooperation with the counties in their regions to complete a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan that encompasses all hazards impacting the region.

\\ Geographic Information SystemA geographic information system, or GIS, is an asset to local planners. GIS is a framework for compiling, managing and evaluating data. The Councils assist local municipalities with this computerized mapping software to provide decision makers with crucial information. Each RPDC utilizes GIS differently, from simple data visualizations to complex spatial analysis.

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Wyoming County Courthouse Annex Roof Improvements

NextUp West Virginia by TechConnectWVProject Cost $500,000

Project Cost $125,000

Appalachian Heartland Highway Study

Project Cost $127,000

Greenbrier Public Service District #2

Sam Black Church Water Extension Project

Project Cost $8,800,000

Randolph County Development Authority

Armstrong Flooring Expansion Project

Project Cost $18,500,000

Seneca Rocks Water Line

Extension ProjectProject Cost $1,954,427

Western Potomac Economic Partnership

(West-PEP)Project Cost $1,954,427

The Western Potomac Economic Partnership (West-PEP) enjoins the talents, efforts and shared resources of the four Development Authorities of Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson and Morgan counties, the Eastern WV Regional Airport, the Region 9 Council and the WV Development Office to support economic development efforts within those four jurisdictions.

Preston County Public Service District #2 Water Line Extension Project Project Cost $3,961,358

New Wellsburg Bridge ProjectProject Cost $131,000,000

Tyler County Development Authority – USDA ReConnect BroadbandProject Cost $3,516,000

Brownfield Assessment Grant AwardProject Cost $200,000