Agency Information
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Recruits and encourages the expansion of businesses, industries and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth; creates employment with higher income opportunities; significantly increases capital investment, the expansion of the tax base, and international trade.
Virginia Department of Energy
Enhancing the development and conservation of energy and mineral resources in a safe and environmentally sound manner to support a more productive economy.
Department of Housing and Community Development
Committed to creating safe and affordable housing by regulating building and fire codes while investing more than $100 million each year into affordable housing and community development projects throughout the Commonwealth.
Office of Broadband
DHCD has several programs that work to deploy broadband infrastructure to unserved locations across the Commonwealth. These programs work in unison to achieve the Commonwealth's goal of functionally universal broadband access.
Virginia Housing
Promotes access to home loans, homeowner and homebuyer education to ensure quality, affordable housing for all in Virginia.
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Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)
VIPC creates technology-based economic development strategies to accelerate innovation, imagination, and the next generation of technology and technology companies. VIPC, a non-profit corporation, bridges gaps at the earliest stages of the Innovation Continuum.
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Serves to promote and develop tourism and motion picture industries to stimulate Virginia’s economy while enhancing the quality of life for all those in the Commonwealth.
GO Virginia
GO Virginia is a bipartisan, business-led economic development initiative that is changing the way Virginia’s diverse regions collaborate on economic and workforce development activities.
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA)
VSBFA offers programs to provide businesses, not-for-profits, and economic development authorities with the financing needed for economic growth and expansion throughout the Commonwealth.
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)
The mission of the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) is to provide education and assistance; economic opportunity; and access to capital to generate employment and economic growth for small businesses.
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission
Works to promote economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities in the Commonwealth by administering grant programs and indemnification payments.
Activation Capital
Catalyzing tech innovation, company formation, and job creation in Virginia by providing flexible lab spaces, private offices, support services, and educational programming for startups, ESOs and clusters.
Fort Monroe
A partnership between the National Park Service, Fort Monroe Authority, and the City of Hampton. Located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay where you can enjoy waterfront views, nature trails, historic homes and buildings, restaurants, and beaches.