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A bridge crosses a river along the Virginia Creeper Trail, a 34-mile bicycling, jogging, and walking trail along an old railroad line from Abingdon through Damascus to White Top Mountain, in Abingdon, Virginia. photo cred: Jason Barnette
			
	
	
	Our Work In Virginia





	


  
In partnership with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, ARC is supporting 40 projects in Virginia totaling $9.2 million in fiscal year 2023. These investments have been matched by $11.5 million and are attracting an additional $150 million in leveraged private investments in Virginia. They are also creating or retaining 11,230 jobs, training or educating 170 students and workers, and benefiting the nearly 742,000 residents in Virginia’s 25 Appalachian counties.



State Partners
    
    **Governor:**Honorable Glenn Youngkin
**Governor’s ARC Representative:**Bryan Horn, Director
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
email: bryan.horn@dhcd.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Main Street Center
600 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
804.371.7056
                    **ARC State Program Manager:**Tamarah Holmes, ARC Program Manager
email:tamarah.holmes@dhcd.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Main Street Center
600 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
804.371.7056

          For more information on grants in Virginia, contact your state partners directly.
    
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Investment Priorities

In **Fiscal Year 2023**, ARC and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development partnered on the following investments and projects.




	



Community Infrastructure      
              $2.6M
      
              invested in Virginia to ensure access to reliable and affordable broadband, clean water and updated wastewater systems, highways, and more																				  


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              Building Businesses      
              $2.3M
      
              invested in entrepreneurship and business development to strengthen the economy in Appalachian Virginia




	



Community Leaders & Capacity      
              $2.1M
      
              invested in growing the capacity of local leaders, organizations, and communities to address challenges and create opportunities in Virginia																				  


Additional Priorities      
              $2.1M
      
              invested to expand community systems that will help Appalachians obtain a job, stay on the job, and advance their careers and in preserving Virginia’s local history, culture,  and natural assets

Investment Snapshot





	


  
Fiscal Year 2023          
                      State Profile
          
                      Learn more about ARC’s fiscal year 2023 investments in Virginia.
          
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Investments in Action        Old Prices Fork Revitalization Project
							
															With ARC support, an unused elementary school building in the town of Prices Fork was renovated into a shared-use commercial incubator kitchen offering production space and business support services to local food entrepreneurs.
							
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																			Woman in magenta apron prepares food




	


State Plans and Strategies
        
                  ARC’s current strategic plan is a blueprint for investments at the Regional level. Each of Appalachia’s 13 states develops a companion four-year plan and annual strategy statement outlining its funding priorities for ARC projects.
        
        Virginia Appalachian Development Plan

    
    
          
  Read Full ReportVirginia Strategy Statement

    
    
          
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Fiscal Year 2024          
                      County Economic Status
          
                      Every year, ARC applies an index-based classification system to compare each county in the Region with national averages to understand how counties are performing.
          
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Counties in Appalachia

**(25 out of 133 counties)**: Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe

The following independent cities in Virginia are also within the Appalachian Region: Bristol, Buena Vista, Covington, Galax, Lexington, Martinsville, Norton, and Radford


Local Development Districts

Central Shenandoah Planning District CommissionCumberland Plateau Planning District CommissionLENOWISCO Planning District CommissionMount Rogers Planning District CommissionNew River Valley Planning District CommissionRoanoke Valley–Alleghany Regional CommissionWest Piedmont Planning District Commission


	
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