{"status":200,"message":"Success","data":{"id":"db747515-f899-59aa-8803-256ef2f7da98","title":"Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant (EID)","identifiers":{"systemId":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:system","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-system.json"},"id":"8007a220-d168-4364-85ba-aedc4030db79"},"otherIds":{"opp:opengrants:program":{"registry":{"code":"opp:opengrants:program","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/opp-opengrants-program.json"},"id":"va:vpa-economic-and-infrastructure-development-grant"}}},"status":{"value":"custom","customValue":"Confirm with agency","description":"Varies — check official page"},"description":"The EID Grant, one of four Growth Incentive Grants the Virginia Port Authority administers, rewards companies that locate or expand a facility in Virginia, create at least 25 new permanent full-time jobs and move cargo through The Port of Virginia. Grants are made at the discretion of the VPA Executive Director after a pre-application is scored by the Incentive Grant Review Committee. These grants replaced the port tax incentives that were historically available to port users.","funding":{"details":"Varies — check official page"},"funders":{"primary":{"id":"49ca02ae-e155-5538-82f8-7f420e885a5c","name":"Virginia Port Authority","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"org:opengrants:funder":{"registry":{"code":"org:opengrants:funder","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/org-opengrants-funder.json"},"id":"3aef7451-a7cf-41e4-9908-51b091a9e9f2","allIds":[{"id":"3aef7451-a7cf-41e4-9908-51b091a9e9f2","status":"active"}]},"org:us:va:agency":{"registry":{"code":"org:us:va:agency","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/org-us-va-agency.json"},"id":"VPA"}}}}},"keyDates":{"otherDates":{"cycle":{"name":"Application cycle","eventType":"other","details":"2027 Growth Incentive Grant cycle: mandatory pre-application September 1 – November 1, 2026 (closed); no recurring window stated"}}},"acceptedApplicantTypes":[{"value":"for_profit_small_business","description":"Business"},{"value":"for_profit_not_small_business","description":"Business"}],"source":"https://operations.portofvirginia.com/grants/","customFields":{"contactInfo":{"name":"contactInfo","fieldType":"object","value":{"name":"Growth Incentive Grants, Virginia Port Authority","email":"GrowthIncentiveGrants@portofvirginia.com"},"description":"Program contact","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/contactInfo"},"eligibilityCriteria":{"name":"eligibilityCriteria","fieldType":"object","value":{"details":"Business that locates or expands a Virginia facility, creates at least 25 new permanent full-time positions from project start through the first full year of operation, is involved in maritime commerce or imports or exports manufactured goods through The Port of Virginia, and pays at least 1.2 times the federal or Virginia minimum wage, whichever is higher. A second EID Grant requires an additional facility with at least 300 more jobs and a 5% cargo increase. Jobs claimed under the ITF grant cannot also be claimed for EID. Qualified companies in maritime commerce or that export or import manufactured goods through The Port of Virginia (distribution, freight forwarding and handling, goods processing, manufacturing, warehousing, shipbuilding and repair, dredging, marine construction, offshore energy and similar)."},"description":"Who is eligible, in the funder's words","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/eligibilityCriteria"},"additionalInfo":{"name":"additionalInfo","fieldType":"object","value":{"url":"https://operations.portofvirginia.com/grants/","description":"Virginia Port Authority grants page"},"description":"Where the agency publishes its programs","schema":"https://commongrants.org/custom-fields/additionalInfo"},"fundingInstrument":{"name":"fundingInstrument","fieldType":"string","value":"grant","description":"grant, loan, grant+loan, tax credit, rebate, in-kind or other","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"fundingSource":{"name":"fundingSource","fieldType":"string","value":"State","description":"State, Federal, Federal and State, or Other","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"lastSyncedAt":{"name":"lastSyncedAt","fieldType":"string","value":"2026-11-09T06:04:52Z","description":"When the OpenGrants record data behind this opportunity was last refreshed (UTC)","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"stateCode":{"name":"stateCode","fieldType":"string","value":"VA","description":"USPS code of the state whose agency offers this funding","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"agencyKey":{"name":"agencyKey","fieldType":"string","value":"vpa","description":"Portal key of the administering agency","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"agencyAbbrev":{"name":"agencyAbbrev","fieldType":"string","value":"VPA","description":"Administering agency abbreviation","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"agencyUrl":{"name":"agencyUrl","fieldType":"string","value":"https://www.portofvirginia.com/","description":"Administering agency website","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"categories":{"name":"categories","fieldType":"array","value":["Transportation","Housing, Community and Economic Development"],"description":"Portal categories","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"applicantTypes":{"name":"applicantTypes","fieldType":"array","value":["Business"],"description":"Portal applicant types","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"applicantTypesNotes":{"name":"applicantTypesNotes","fieldType":"string","value":"Qualified companies in maritime commerce or that export or import manufactured goods through The Port of Virginia (distribution, freight forwarding and handling, goods processing, manufacturing, warehousing, shipbuilding and repair, dredging, marine construction, offshore energy and similar).","description":"Notes on who may apply","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"purpose":{"name":"purpose","fieldType":"string","value":"Grants to companies that locate or expand maritime-related employment centers in Virginia and use The Port of Virginia.","description":"One-line purpose","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"geography":{"name":"geography","fieldType":"string","value":"Statewide; cargo must move through The Port of Virginia","description":"Geographic limits within the state","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"fundingSourceNotes":{"name":"fundingSourceNotes","fieldType":"string","value":"Subject to appropriation; EID and the International Trade Facility grant share a $2 million appropriation cap.","description":"Notes on the source of funds","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"estimatedAmounts":{"name":"estimatedAmounts","fieldType":"string","value":"Varies — check official page","description":"Estimated award amounts, as published","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"howToApply":{"name":"howToApply","fieldType":"string","value":"Direct application: submit the mandatory Growth Incentive Grant pre-application to GrowthIncentiveGrants@portofvirginia.com between September 1 and November 1 of the year before the general application period; pre-applications are scored within 45 days.","description":"How to apply","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"electronicSubmission":{"name":"electronicSubmission","fieldType":"string","value":true,"description":"Where applications are submitted (url: … or email: …)","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"statutoryAuthority":{"name":"statutoryAuthority","fieldType":"string","value":"Code of Virginia § 62.1-132.3:2.2","description":"Statute or rule authorizing the program","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"cycle":{"name":"cycle","fieldType":"string","value":"2027 Growth Incentive Grant cycle: mandatory pre-application September 1 – November 1, 2026 (closed); no recurring window stated","description":"Application cycle pattern","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"nextDeadlineDisplay":{"name":"nextDeadlineDisplay","fieldType":"string","value":"Varies — check official page","description":"What the portal shows as the next deadline","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"deadlineSource":{"name":"deadlineSource","fieldType":"string","value":"record-live","description":"editorial, record or cycle","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"stringsAttached":{"name":"stringsAttached","fieldType":"string","value":"Awarded companies must sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Virginia Port Authority setting job and cargo commitments.","description":"The catch: match, reporting, restrictions","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"programSlug":{"name":"programSlug","fieldType":"string","value":"vpa-economic-and-infrastructure-development-grant","description":"Stable program slug within the portal","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"programUrl":{"name":"programUrl","fieldType":"string","value":"https://opengrants.io/grants-in-virginia/#p-vpa-economic-and-infrastructure-development-grant","description":"Program card on the portal page","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"opengrantsListingUrl":{"name":"opengrantsListingUrl","fieldType":"string","value":"https://operations.portofvirginia.com/grants/","description":"Listing URL on the bound OpenGrants record","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"bindingMode":{"name":"bindingMode","fieldType":"string","value":"record","description":"record, upstream, pending-import or none","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"verifiedOn":{"name":"verifiedOn","fieldType":"string","value":"2026-11-04","description":"Date the official page was last checked","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"},"cardStatus":{"name":"cardStatus","fieldType":"string","value":"published","description":"published, needs_review or retired","schema":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/schemas/state-portal-v1.json"}},"createdAt":"2026-11-05T07:33:20.125144+00:00","lastModifiedAt":"2026-11-09T12:38:42Z","competitions":[],"awards":[]}}