VA Tech Agencies, Resources, Legislature - Shen Valley Tech Council

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Monitoring the General Assembly & VA Policy

Information about the General Assembly
http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/
Meetings and recommendations of the Joint Commission on Technology & Science
http://dls.virginia.gov/commission/jcots.htm
The Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, who also presides over the Senate
http://www.ltgov.virginia.gov/
The Attorney General of Virginia
http://www.oag.state.va.us/
Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology
http://www.cit.org

Contact Information

Governor: Ralph Northam

Phone: 804.786.2211
Email: governor@gov.state.va.us
Web: https://governor.virginia.gov

Regional and State News

Harrisonburg-Rockingham COVID-19 Business Support Taskforce Launches Small Business Grant Program F&M Bank Seeds Fund with $50,000 Donation

March 30, 2020

F&M Bank Seeds Fund with $50,000 Donation March 27, 2020…

Build Season is Open: FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) / Rocktown Robotics

January 16, 2019

Some of you are interested in knowing when/where the high school level FIRST robotics practices, and the building of the robots, takes place. [The high school level teams are called FIRST Robotics Competition, FRC]

Tracy Tynan Joins CIT as Director of Virginia Center for Unmanned Systems

October 11, 2018

The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced that it has hired Tracy Tynan as the new Director of the Virginia Center for Unmanned Systems. Tynan joins CIT with more than 15 years of economic and community development experience in Virginia.

GO VA Region 8 Grant Funds Available for Eligible Projects

March 13, 2018

The GO Virginia Region 8 Council of the Shenandoah Valley is now accepting proposals for eligible projects to be funded through the Commonwealth’s GO Virginia initiative to grow and diversify regional economies.

DHS S&T Partners With James Madison University

February 13, 2018

Students from James Madison University (JMU) will be tackling air travel security issues for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) as part of their spring semester of the Hacking 4 Defense (H4D) class.

GO Virginia | Region 8 | 3rd round proposals accepted | Pre-app. due Feb. 7

January 30, 2018

GO Virginia Region 8 Council is now accepting the third round of proposals for per-capita projects to be funded through the State’s GO Virginia initiative. For a project to be considered by the Region 8 Council, the pre-application has to be received by the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC) by Wed., Feb. 7, 2018.