Center for Applied Research & Technology Approved For Grant

Morgantown, WV – September 27, 2012: State Director Bobby Lewis announced that USDA Rural Development approved a Rural Business Opportunity Grant of $50,000 for the Center for Applied Research Technology, Mercer County, WV.

Rural Development funds will be used to provide technical assistance which will improve the success rate for technology-based entrepreneurial business development in West Virginia.

Rural Development serves as the lead Federal entity for rural development needs and administers program assistance through its housing, business, community and infrastructure programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

Further information on USDA Rural Development may be obtained by visiting USDA’s web site athttp://www.rurdev.usda.gov. In West Virginia, call 1-800-295-8228 to be put in touch with the appropriate personnel serving your county. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202.720.2600 (voice and TDD)