Hollingsworth & Vose Co. (H&V) — an East Walpole, Mass.-based provider of engine, high efficiency air and liquid filter media, battery separator materials and industrial nonwovens — has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission to be used for research and development (R&D) in various filtration markets.

The Tobacco Commission aims to boost economic revitalization of tobacco-dependent regions by providing grant funding to companies in Virginia involved in applied research that have significant commercialization potential. H&V's manufacturing facility in Floyd, Va., is located within Floyd County, which is within the tobacco-growing region and eligible to sponsor grants. H&V submitted the R&D grant proposal through the Floyd County Economic Development Authority.

H&V operates manufacturing sites and research centers in the United States, Europe and Asia.

September 27, 2011