Advantage West Midlands
Advantage West Midlands is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for the West Midlands and one of nine RDAs in England that were established to transform the English regions through sustainable economic development. AWM leads the economic development of the West Midlands, working alongside a wide range of public, private and voluntary sectors partners to help our region to prosper - building upon our region’s many strengths. AWM has an annual budget of more than £300 million to invest in the economic development of the West Midlands and, at any one time, is managing around 2,500 projects which are changing the lives of people right across our region. AWM’s key task is to provide leadership for the development and delivery of the West Midlands Economic Strategy – the framework for our region’s growth. This enables it to leverage and maximise investment into our region .Among the broad spectrum of its work, AWM has supported projects including projects as diverse as Fort Dunlop, Camp Hill and the Godiva Awards.