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For an economic development program, the matrix shall be based on return on investment, jobs, wages, and capital investment. For a scholarship program, the matrix shall be based on attainment of bachelor’s degrees, credentials, or jobs. For a health care program, the matrix shall be based on health care outcomes. For an agriculture or forestry program, the matrix shall be based on jobs, capital investment, amount of Virginia-grown agricultural and forestal products used by the project, projected impact on agricultural and forestal producers, and a return on investment analysis.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require each applicant to provide with its application (i) baseline figures, (ii) explicit and quantified outcome expectations, (iii) the method used to calculate outcome expectations, (iv) details on the timing of the expected outcomes, and (v) a specific link to economic revitalization and the Strategic Plan.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan incentive each project (a) demonstrate how it will address low employment levels, per capita income, educational attainment, or other workforce indicators; (b) be consistent with the Strategic Plan; and (c) receive a written recommendation as to its financial viability and feasibility from the Manager pursuant to subdivision A 9 of § 3.2-3103.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258974,"text":"The Fund shall be distributed by the Commission for the following purposes:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":258975,"text":"The stimulation of economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities in an equitable manner throughout the Southside and Southwest regions of the Commonwealth, to assist such communities in reducing their dependency on, or finding alternative uses for, tobacco and tobacco-related business; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":258976,"text":"Scientific research performed at one of the Commonwealth’s National Cancer Institute-designated research institutes designed to advance the treatment and prevention of cancers that directly impact the citizens of tobacco-dependent communities throughout the Southside and Southwest regions of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"B"},"3":{"id":258977,"text":"The Commission may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require that each project have an accountability matrix. 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For an agriculture or forestry program, the matrix shall be based on jobs, capital investment, amount of Virginia-grown agricultural and forestal products used by the project, projected impact on agricultural and forestal producers, and a return on investment analysis.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require each applicant to provide with its application (i) baseline figures, (ii) explicit and quantified outcome expectations, (iii) the method used to calculate outcome expectations, (iv) details on the timing of the expected outcomes, and (v) a specific link to economic revitalization and the Strategic Plan.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan incentive each project (a) demonstrate how it will address low employment levels, per capita income, educational attainment, or other workforce indicators; (b) be consistent with the Strategic Plan; and (c) receive a written recommendation as to its financial viability and feasibility from the Manager pursuant to subdivision A 9 of § 3.2-3103.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15736,"edition_id":1,"name":"Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission","identifier":"31","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":15735,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:58:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:58:43","permalink":{"id":195351,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15736,"identifier":"31","token":"3.2\/II\/D\/31","url":"\/3.2\/II\/D\/31\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":15735,"edition_id":1,"name":"Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission and Virginia Tobacco Region Revolving Fund","identifier":"D","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12794,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:58:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:58:43","permalink":{"id":195349,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15735,"identifier":"D","token":"3.2\/II\/D","url":"\/3.2\/II\/D\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12794,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12793,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":194359,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12794,"identifier":"II","token":"3.2\/II","url":"\/3.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12793,"edition_id":1,"name":"Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food","identifier":"3.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":193939,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12793,"identifier":"3.2","token":"3.2","url":"\/3.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":60445,"structure_id":15736,"section_number":"3.2-3100","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/3.2-3100\/","token":"3.2\/II\/D\/31\/3.2-3100","metadata":false},{"id":84781,"structure_id":15736,"section_number":"3.2-3101","catch_line":"Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission created; 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 880<\/a> and 962<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapters 807<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 629<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 547<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 399<\/a> and 433<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70755,"section_number":"3.2-3103","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-3103\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195385,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71877,"identifier":"3.2-3108","token":"3.2\/II\/D\/31\/3.2-3108","url":"\/3.2-3108\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3108\/","token":"3.2\/II\/D\/31\/3.2-3108","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3108","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Fund<\/span> shall be distributed by the Commission<\/span> for the following purposes: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The stimulation of economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities in an equitable<\/span> manner throughout the Southside and Southwest regions of the Commonwealth, to assist such communities in reducing their dependency on, or finding<\/span> alternative uses for, tobacco and tobacco-related business; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Scientific research performed at one of the Commonwealth’s National Cancer Institute-designated research institutes designed to advance the treatment and prevention of cancers that directly impact the citizens of tobacco-dependent communities throughout the Southside and Southwest regions of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports provided to the Virginia Employment Commission<\/span> to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal.\n\t\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall require that each project have an accountability matrix. For an economic development program, the matrix shall be based on return on investment, jobs, wages, and capital investment. For a scholarship program, the matrix shall be based on attainment of bachelor’s degrees, credentials, or jobs. For a health care program, the matrix shall be based on health care outcomes. For an agriculture or forestry program, the matrix shall be based on jobs, capital investment, amount of Virginia-grown agricultural and forestal products used by the project, projected impact on agricultural and forestal producers, and a return on investment analysis.\n\t\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall require each applicant to provide with its application (i) baseline figures, (ii) explicit and quantified outcome expectations, (iii) the method used to calculate outcome expectations, (iv) details on the timing of the expected outcomes, and (v) a specific link to economic revitalization and the Strategic Plan<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan incentive each project (a) demonstrate how it will address low employment levels, per capita income, educational attainment, or other workforce indicators; (b) be consistent with the Strategic Plan<\/span>; and (c) receive a written recommendation as to its financial viability and feasibility from the Manager pursuant to subdivision A 9 of § 3.2-3103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF FUND (\u00a7 3.2-3108)\n\nA. The Fund shall be distributed by the Commission for the following purposes:\n\n 1. The stimulation of economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent\n communities in an equitable manner throughout the Southside and Southwest\n regions of the Commonwealth, to assist such communities in reducing their\n dependency on, or finding alternative uses for, tobacco and tobacco-related\n business; and\n\n 2. Scientific research performed at one of the Commonwealth’s National\n Cancer Institute-designated research institutes designed to advance the\n treatment and prevention of cancers that directly impact the citizens of\n tobacco-dependent communities throughout the Southside and Southwest regions\n of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Commission may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan\nincentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide\ncopies of employer quarterly payroll reports provided to the Virginia Employment\nCommission to verify the employment status of any position included in the\nemployment goal.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require that each project have an accountability matrix.\nFor an economic development program, the matrix shall be based on return on\ninvestment, jobs, wages, and capital investment. For a scholarship program, the\nmatrix shall be based on attainment of bachelor’s degrees, credentials, or\njobs. For a health care program, the matrix shall be based on health care\noutcomes. For an agriculture or forestry program, the matrix shall be based on\njobs, capital investment, amount of Virginia-grown agricultural and forestal\nproducts used by the project, projected impact on agricultural and forestal\nproducers, and a return on investment analysis.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require each applicant to provide with its application\n(i) baseline figures, (ii) explicit and quantified outcome expectations, (iii)\nthe method used to calculate outcome expectations, (iv) details on the timing of\nthe expected outcomes, and (v) a specific link to economic revitalization and\nthe Strategic Plan.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall require that as a condition of receiving any grant or\nloan incentive each project (a) demonstrate how it will address low employment\nlevels, per capita income, educational attainment, or other workforce\nindicators; (b) be consistent with the Strategic Plan; and (c) receive a written\nrecommendation as to its financial viability and feasibility from the Manager\npursuant to subdivision A 9 of § 3.2-3103.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 880, 962, \u00a7 9-383; 2001, cc. 807, 844, \u00a7 3.1-1112; 2008, c.\n860; 2012, c. 629; 2013, c. 547; 2015, cc. 399, 433.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}