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Tobacco Commission
Tobacco Commission

Economic Development

Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization CommissionThe Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission is a 31-member body created by the 1999 General Assembly. Its mission is the promotion of economic growth and development in tobacco-dependent communities, using proceeds of the national tobacco settlement.  To date, the Commission has awarded 1,407 grants totaling more than $793 million across the tobacco region of the Commonwealth, and has provided $288 million in indemnification payments to tobacco growers and quota holders.

Sussex County is within the Tobacco Commission region.

Click here to visit the official website for the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.

 

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