农业部乡村发展署向西弗吉尼亚州六地发放乡村商业发展拨款合计55.4万美元：支持小企业与就业
美国农业部（USDA）乡村发展署10月28日在西弗吉尼亚州 Morgantown 宣布，该署西弗吉尼亚州州主任 John Reisenweber 公布，六个地方政府与机构获得乡村商业发展拨款（Rural Business Development Grants）合计554,000美元，用于壮大当地乡村经济、创造机会。
「我最近走访了其中几个社区，亲眼见证了这些项目背后的合作，」Reisenweber 说。无论是壮大制造业、振兴主街，还是利用户外休闲资源，这些投资都体现了西弗吉尼亚乡村的创造力与韧劲，农业部很自豪能助其向前。
获得拨款的六方及金额如下。Jackson 县的 Ravenswood 市获30,000美元，为市中心区至少五家小企业提供商业机会技术援助，包括营销培训、一对一辅导、网站开发支持与数字化工具，并制定战略营销与技术援助计划，预计创造7个岗位。
BCKP 区域跨政府委员会通过其非营利附属机构 Mountain State Small Business Finance 获99,000美元，在 Calhoun、Clay、McDowell、Mingo、Roane 与 Webster 六个困难县推动小企业局（SBA）504贷款计划的技术援助与业务拓展，受赠方另自筹34,000美元，预计创造100个新岗位、保住20个现有岗位。
Hinton 市获70,000美元，完成一项基于地理信息系统（GIS）的商业盘点与经济发展测绘项目，全面清查现有企业、可用商业物业、空置店面与旅游休闲资产，市政府另出资5,000美元。
Braxton 县获59,000美元，购置市中心一处物业建设常设四季市场，并在 Elk River 建一处无障碍皮划艇与独木舟下水点，预计创造3个岗位，县委员会另出资133,900美元。
Polymer Alliance Zone 公司获197,000美元，翻修其位于 Davisville 的工业园关键基础设施，预计在 Wood 县创造20个岗位。
Advantage Valley 获99,000美元，为其周转贷款基金补充资金，该基金向 Kanawha Valley 周边十县的小企业放贷，本项目将支持五家小企业。
乡村商业发展拨款计划旨在以拨款资助符合资格的实体，推动服务乡村地区的经济发展与就业创造项目，申请在「商业机会」与「商业企业」两类中竞争。
USDA Rural Development Announces $554,000 in Rural Business Development Grants for Six West Virginia Communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced on October 28, 2026, in Morgantown, West Virginia, that West Virginia State Director John Reisenweber has awarded a combined $554,000 in USDA Rural Business Development Grants to six local governments and organizations, to be used to strengthen the local rural economy and create opportunity.
"I've recently visited several of these communities and had the opportunity to witness the partnerships behind these projects," Reisenweber said. Whether strengthening manufacturing, revitalizing main streets, or capitalizing on outdoor recreation, he said, the investments reflect the creativity and determination of rural West Virginia, and USDA is proud to help move them forward.
The City of Ravenswood, in Jackson County, received a grant of $30,000 to provide business opportunity technical assistance to at least five incorporated small businesses in the downtown district. The businesses will receive marketing training, one-on-one coaching, website development support, and coordinated digital engagement tools, and the project includes a Strategic Marketing and Technical Assistance plan. Seven jobs will be created through the investment.
The BCKP Regional Intergovernmental Council, through its nonprofit affiliate Mountain State Small Business Finance, Inc., will use a grant of $99,000 for a targeted technical assistance and business outreach initiative to increase use of the U.S. Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program in the distressed counties of Calhoun, Clay, McDowell, Mingo, Roane, and Webster. The grantee will contribute an additional $34,000. The funds will support small business development and lending, create 100 new jobs, and save 20 current jobs.
The City of Hinton received a $70,000 grant to complete a GIS-based business inventory and economic development mapping project, covering existing businesses, available commercial properties, vacant storefronts, and tourism and recreational assets. The city will provide a local contribution of $5,000.
Braxton County will receive a $59,000 grant to acquire a downtown property for a permanent four-season market and to support construction of an accessible kayak and canoe launch on the Elk River. The improvements will create three new jobs, and the Braxton County Commission will contribute an additional $133,900.
The Polymer Alliance Zone, Inc. will receive a $197,000 grant to complete renovations to its industrial park in Davisville, supporting rehabilitation of crucial infrastructure and creating 20 new jobs in Wood County.
Advantage Valley will receive a $99,000 grant to provide additional funding to its revolving loan fund, which lends to small businesses in a ten-county region around the Kanawha Valley. Five small businesses will be supported by the project.
The investments come through the agency's Rural Business Development Grant Program, which promotes economic development and job creation projects in rural areas, with applications competing in business opportunity and business enterprise categories.
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