Needs Interview Schedule

The SBA Staff has performed an evaluation and prepared a report below for each county that submitted a request for NEEDs grant funding. Information from each counties’ grant applications were reviewed and incorporated into each county’s report. After reviewing the documents submitted, on-site reviews were performed by the staff of the SBA to review the information and to verify the severity of need for the proposed projects. All affected facilities were reviewed, and the interior and exterior conditions of each facility were examined to the fullest extent possible. The SBA Staff also considered the counties’ proposed solutions in relation to all submitted projects.  

Throughout the past year, the SBA Staff has worked extensively in many counties to gain an understanding of the severity of need in each proposed project. When asked by the county superintendent, the SBA Staff has also assisted in project development to ensure the specific project proposals meet the goals of the evaluation criteria for SBA-funded projects as outlined in W.Va. Code §18-9D-16. The information provided in the following summaries represent the SBA Staff’s full and thorough evaluation of each county’s proposed project to this point in the process. 

Upon completion of the superintendent’s interviews on November 13 and 14, 2023, the SBA Staff will compile all information gathered in the discussions, site visits, and correspondence to make calculated, funding recommendations to the full Authority in the December 11, 2023 quarterly meeting.