Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission

OVRDC is a regional partnership dedicated to the development of Southern Ohio. We coordinate federal, state and local resources to serve members from twelve counties.

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Latest News

OVRDC Full Commission Meeting – Keynote Speaker Announced

September 12, 2022

OVRDC will host the Fall Full Commission meeting in Gallia County in the beautiful downtown Gallipolis City Park. Keynote Speaker: Peter Voderburg, Chief of BroadbandOhio, ODOD Registration begins at 10:30 am Full Commission Meeting starts at 11:00 am at Gallipolis City Park, 334 2nd Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio Map to Gallipolis City Park can be downloaded […]

July 18, 2022

OVRDC Second Round County Caucus Public Meetings Scheduled in Several Counties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waverly, Ohio – The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) will hold Second Round County Caucus Meetings in several counties starting on Monday, July 25 and finishing up on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Meetings are public and for a list of […]

July 5, 2022

OVRDC Adds Consultant to Help Communities Apply for Appalachian Community Grant Program Funds Now is the time for historic investment and opportunity in our region, and OVRDC has taken steps to increase capacity for our members to access the unprecedented funding of the Appalachian Community Grant program. OVRDC has secured an experienced contract project manager […]

June 30, 2022

Gov. DeWine Signs the Historic Appalachian Community Grant Program into Law Surrounded by Local Leaders and Legislators Back in April, Governor DeWine and Lt. Gov. Husted visited our region to announce a proposal to designate $500 million dollars to fund the Appalachian Community Grant Program. On Tuesday, surrounded by Ohio General Assembly members, county commissioners […]

June 27, 2022

BroadbandOhio and OVRDC Aim to Help Communities Develop Broadband Access Solutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waverly, Ohio The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) is named one of four teams to participate in the BroadbandOhio Community Accelerator Cohort, a community broadband planning program which educates and supports leadership teams as they create their community’s broadband vision […]