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OVRDC Attends Annual Development Associations Conference Last week, OVRDC staff members travelled to Washington DC for The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) conference held Sunday, March 13 to Wednesday, March 16,…

Public Notice of Retirement and Possible Reemployment of Executive Director On November 18, 2021, at the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, the OVRDC Executive Committee motioned and approved to proceed with the necessary requirements to rehire John Hemmings as Executive…

OVRDC Full Commission Spring 2022 Meeting You are cordially invited to attend the Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission Full Commission Meeting and Election of Officers. The meeting will be held in Jackson County on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Canter’s…

ODOT Announces the 2022 Ohio Township Safety Sign Grant Program Now Accepting Applications ODOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) provides $2 million dollars annually in funding to upgrade existing and install new safety signage on Ohio’s township roads. Click here to…

OVRDC Programs Workshop & Orientation is Now Streaming on our YouTube channel. Thank you for joining us online! On Thursday, February 24, 2022, OVRDC hosted a Program Overview and Orientation presentation and Q&A event. There were approximately 55 people who…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2022        Apply Now for OVRDC’s Surface Transportation Block Grant Program The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission (OVRDC) is announcing the implementation of a new Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) funding program called the Surface…

The public comment period for this List is now closed.  OVRDC is seeking public comment on the January 2022 update of the Regional Priority Project List. Public input is required any time the OVRDC 2045 Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) is significantly…

OVRDC and Reid Consulting Host Broadband Update 2022 Stakeholder Meeting On Monday, January 31, 2022, regional stakeholders convened online to learn the preliminary findings on OVRDC's Broadband Mapping Project, including the current state of broadband services, project funding support availability…

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Program Resource Guide is intended to provide a "one-stop shopping" document to ODOT’s constituents – local governments, transportation advocacy groups, planning organizations, and Ohio’s citizens. The ODOT Local Funding calendar is also a handy…