Coal Development Branch
The Coal Development Branch utilizes state funds to promote economic development across the Commonwealth. This includes administering
- LGEDF single coal county grants
- LGEAF coal and mineral entitlements
- LGEDF-Coal Severance HB line-item projects
- multi-county coal severance grants.
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Important LGEDF- Coal Severance Grant Program & LGEDF Coal Severance Line-Item Information |
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Local Government Economic Development Fund |
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Coal severance grants are available for any coal-producing county to assist in diversifying local economies beyond coal production through the LGEDF grant process. LGEDF grant money can also be granted to specified entities by line-item appropriation.
HB 380, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2007-2008 biennial budget of the Commonwealth, expands the definition of eligible grant activities to include nonrecurring investments in the following: public health and safety; economic development, including industrial development; public infrastructure; information technology development and access; and public water and wastewater development.
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Coal Development Branch Staff |
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Amy Barnes, Branch Manager
Kim Tompkins, Internal Policy Analyst
Mary Gabbard, Local Government Advisor
A full staff directory can be found by clicking here.
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