EDA submitted $1M Industrial Revitalization Fund application for proposed meat processing facility

Aug 24, 2026

The Page County EDA and SVF Development applied July 31 for $1 million from Virginia’s Industrial Revitalization Fund to support a proposed meat processing facility; SVF is advancing engineering and hopes for final drawings in November amid stiff statewide competition for limited funds.

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The Page County Economic Development Authority reported that, on July 31, it and SVF Development submitted a $1 million application to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Industrial Revitalization Fund to support SVF’s proposed meat processing facility in Shenandoah. EDA member Dennis Fleming said the program received 11 applications requesting more than $9 million while less than $3 million in grant funding is currently available.

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