Rockfish Gateway Program

Rockfish Gateway Program is sponsored by City of Waynesboro. Provides business training and grants to individuals looking to start or expand a business in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Waynesboro receives grant to support small businesses in Rockfish Gateway Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - The City of Waynesboro received a $50,000 grant dedicated to starting at least three new businesses in the Rockfish Gateway area of the city.

Greg Hitchin, director of economic development and tourism for the city, said that area of Waynesboro gets a lot of tourists from Shenandoah National Park. He said there will be a contest that will open Nov. 1 where business ideas can be submitted.

Anyone who submits an idea can attend a seven-week business planning class, Hitchin said, and any business that completes that class can give a presentation. At least three businesses will be picked to receive the funding. Hitchin said the city has secured these funds as part of the Community Business Launch Program from the Department of Housing and Community Development.

He said this the city has received this grant before, with those prior funds awarded to new businesses in downtown on Main and Wayne. He said that this year, his office wanted to focus its efforts on a different area. “We gave a little bit over $50,000 to four businesses in 2023.

All four businesses are still active and growing,” Hitchin said. “We wanted to focus on a different area of the city for this round. ” Hitchin said this grant might be something the city looks at applying for again in a few years for a different part of Waynesboro.

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