Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund
If you are interested in the Virginia Disaster Assistance Fund (VDAF) administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in partnership with MRPDC, please use the link below, which will redirect you to the Program information and staff that can assist you to apply. This $50 million state program provides financial relief to Virginians whose homes, businesses, farms, or community infrastructure were destroyed or heavily damaged by natural disaster.
Disaster Recovery and Resilience Initiatives
The Mount Rogers Planning District Commission (MRPDC) is partnering with state agencies to identify and develop projects that address unmet disaster recovery needs throughout the region. Efforts will focus on bridge and culvert repairs, streambank stabilization, environmental protection measures, site restoration, and disaster debris removal. MRPDC will work with local governments and communities to identify eligible projects, document damages, and pursue available funding opportunities that support long-term recovery and resilience.
MOUNT ROGERS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION
Serving localities in Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington, and Wythe, and the cities of Bristol and Galax.
Officially established in July of 1969, the Mount Rogers Planning District Commission (MRPDC) is authorized under the Virginia Regional Cooperation Act to serve as 1 of the 21 planning district commissions in the State.
The Commission was established for the purpose of promoting orderly and efficient development of economic, physical, and social elements of the region; to serve the Counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington, and Wythe and the independent Cities of Bristol and Galax. The work of the Commission today is centered chiefly in providing technical assistance to area jurisdictions in economic and community development, public management and administration, and cartography.