GO VIRGINIA REGIONAL COUNCILS
In 2016, the board certified nine distinct GO Virginia regions across the commonwealth. These regions consist of nine to 18 localities that share similar economic development and workforce needs. Each region is overseen by a regional council, developed organically from regional business leadership, economic development and workforce professionals, educators and local government officials.
Regional councils are responsible for identifying economic opportunities, needs and challenges, and establishing priorities among those opportunities that can be addressed through regional collaboration. Regional opportunities and priorities are laid out in an economic growth and diversification plan. Regional councils are also responsible for soliciting, reviewing and recommending regional projects to the board for funding that align with these priorities.
Each regional council is assisted by a support organization that is responsible for regional program operations, including serving as the fiduciary for all GO Virginia funding in the region.
REGIONAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
- 2019 GO Virginia Road Map
- 2019 GO Virginia Funding Streams
- Matrix of Target Industries By Region
- Growth and Diversification Plan Amendment Guidelines
- Regional Council Conflict of Interest (COIA) Guidelines
- Regional Council Freedom of Information (FOIA) Guidelines
- Regional Entrepreneurship Initiative
2019 GO Virginia APPLICATION AND PROJECT GUIDANCE
- Scoring Guidelines and Addendum
- Project Guidance and Metrics
- Project Performance Metrics
- Board Guidance on Future Funding
- Per Capita Application Questions
- Competitive Application Questions
- Competitive Scoring Matrix
- GO Virginia Match Policy
- Application ROI Template
- Application In-Kind Contribution Form
- Application Sources and Uses Budget Template
- Project Remittance Template
