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Strategic Research and Development Tax Credit

Strategic Research and Development Tax Credit

Administers West Virginia Strategic innovation Tax Credit calculations and filing support for qualified research activity.

DiscontinuedWest Virginia Tax DivisionUnited StatesDeep-tech · adjacent

The West Virginia Strategic Research and Development Tax Credit was a statutory tax credit available to businesses conducting qualified research and development activity in West Virginia. The credit was established under the WV Strategic R&D Tax Credit Act to incentivize private-sector investment in R&D within the state by reducing the tax liability of qualifying businesses in proportion to their eligible R&D expenditures.

The program has been terminated. Per the structured program record, the WV Strategic R&D Tax Credit Act was wound down effective January 1, 2014; no credit is available for investments made on or after that date. No award amounts, eligibility details, or application procedures are actionable because the credit no longer exists. The tax division (West Virginia Tax Division) administered the credit during its active period, but no current application pathway exists.

This record is retained in the catalog solely to document the program's prior existence and prevent misrouting of searches for WV R&D incentives. Any organization seeking current R&D tax incentives in West Virginia should evaluate federal R&D tax credit options or other active state programs, as no successor program is documented in available sources.

A West Virginia R&D tax credit program that terminated January 1, 2014; no new claims are available and no active application pathway exists.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Tax credit
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: code.wvlegislature.gov