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Appalachian Gateway Communities Informational Webinar

          Learn more about the Appalachian Gateway Communities by attending this Informational Webinar at 3:00 PM EST on January 10, 2024. This webinar will inform attendees about the Gateways Communities program, which provides community teams with training and the opportunity to apply for seed grant funding to implement action plans.
    
    
    
    
          EventMaryland
							

																			Allegany    
    Western Maryland: Elevating the Outdoors

          Two Appalachian Maryland counties used BIL funds to expand outdoor recreation by attracting new businesses and more visitors.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionVirtual Event: Obsolete & Unsafe Low-Head Dams of Appalachia

          The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) are bringing together state regulators responsible for dam safety and removal, and economic development professionals for a workshop to discuss best practices from Pennsylvania’s nation-leading dam removal programs and to share ideas across participating states for how to remove...
    
    
    
    
          EventKentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia    
    Northern and Central Appalachia: Expanding Tourism Through Outdoor Recreation

          In KY, PA, VA, and WV, ARC partners are building trails and tourism experiences.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky    
    The Kentucky Wildlands: Building a Recreation Destination

          The Kentucky Wildlands is driving economic development and regional tourism across 14,000-square-miles of “largely untamed wilderness.”...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky
							

																			Perry    
    Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: Revitalizing, Redeveloping and Reinvesting in Communities

          This story is one of several “Stories of Change” highlighted in a new evaluation of ARC’s POWER Initiative.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionTennessee
							

																			Cocke    
    Great Smoky Mountains: Adventure Creates Opportunity in Tennessee

          In the Great Smoky Mountains, Cocke County is using ARC support on a new biking trail.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionNew York, West Virginia
							

																			Allegany
																			Preston    
    Trail Systems: Guiding Communities to Opportunities

          Every Appalachian state has ample trail opportunities, from the Tanglefoot Trail in Mississippi, to South Carolina’s Swamp Rabbit Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Trails are incredible gateways for attracting outside visitors and increasing quality of life for community members. ARC partners have long worked to establish trail systems that...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionWest Virginia
							

																			Kanawha    
    New River Gorge: America’s Newest National Park

          ARC investments help communities and entrepreneurs sustainably leverage this incredible asset.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionPennsylvania
							

																			Allegheny    
    Pennsylvania Wilds: Connecting Nature, Culture, and Entrepreneurship

          Fifty state game lands, 29 state parks, 8 state forests, and one National Forest make the Pennsylvania Wilds.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionOhio
							

																			Athens    
    Rural Action: Moving Forest Communities Forward in Ohio

          Rural Action is using ARC support, and a partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, to help coal-impacted communities boost trails and tourism.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionWest Virginia
							

																			Boone    
    The Natural Capital Investment Fund: A Path To Success

          In 2016, the Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) partnered with the Hatfield McCoy Trail Authority and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Southern) to drive recreational tourism development in the coalfields of southern West Virginia. Through ARC POWER funding, the partners launched a revolving loan...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionEntire Region    
    Extending Our Welcome: Trends and Strategies for Tourism in Appalachia

          Extending our Welcome uses qualitative and quantitative research to assess the history of tourism in Appalachia and make recommendations for communities looking to employ it as an economic strategy. The report also provides 12 community and establishment profiles from eight Appalachian states as a source of best practices. Though...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAgriculture and Food System Trends in the Appalachian Region: 2007-2012

          This report examines trends in the 2007 and 2012 Censuses of Agriculture and related socioeconomic databases in order to assess, benchmark, and document food and farm activity and the local food economy in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of ARC’s Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Natural Asset-Related Projects

          This report, prepared by Regional Technology Strategies and issued in FY 2010, evaluated the outcomes of 132 Tourism, Cultural Heritage, and Natural Asset-Related projects through surveys, interviews, and statistical analysis.
    
    
    
    
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