# Coal-Impacted Communities - Appalachian Regional Commission

- POWER 2024 Pre-Application Workshop Join the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for a virtual workshop to learn more about ARC’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative. Sessions will provide applicants the opportunity to better understand the POWER Initiative and what makes a well-rounded application, hear an overview of the key points in the current Notice of [&#8230;]The post POWER 2024 Pre-Application Workshop appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Opportunity Appalachia 2024 Launch Webinar Appalachian Community Capital is announcing its expanded 2024 Opportunity Appalachia program, which has received ARC POWER funding since 2019 to help attract over $530M in capital to high impact projects, and will now provide technical assistance to coal-impacted communities in the Central Appalachian states of Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The [&#8230;]The post Opportunity Appalachia 2024 Launch Webinar appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Hindman, KY: Overcoming Challenges and Upgrading Water Services  Using BIL funds, the City of Hindman was able to overcome cost barriers to critical water system upgrades. The post Hindman, KY: Overcoming Challenges and Upgrading Water Services  appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Mountwest Community & Technical College: Constructing a Greener Future in WV ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions to connect Appalachia’s students and workers with careers in emerging, high-growth industries – one of which is construction. This sector is struggling to find qualified workers to keep up with increasing demand. Furthermore, Appalachian communities continue to be faced with the lack of affordable housing and loss of jobs [&#8230;]The post Mountwest Community &#038; Technical College: Constructing a Greener Future in WV appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Pennsylvania: $17.3 Million Awarded for Coal Community Revitalization Since 2015, ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions in projects working to create jobs, fuel new industries, and prepare students and workers for new opportunities in coal-impacted communities. ARC&#8217;s largest single POWER funding package to date was awarded in October 2023, with one state receiving an impressive 19 awards totaling $17.3 million – Pennsylvania.&#160;&#160; More [&#8230;]The post Appalachian Pennsylvania: $17.3 Million Awarded for Coal Community Revitalization appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Central Appalachia: Increasing Capital Access in Coal Communities ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions in projects working to create jobs and new economic opportunities in coal-impacted communities. A barrier to the creation of opportunity, however, is capital access. Without the money and credit needed to start a business, the ideas of home-grown entrepreneurs cannot be put into action – and neither can the [&#8230;]The post Central Appalachia: Increasing Capital Access in Coal Communities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Tri-County Workforce Investment Board: Creating PA’s Semi-Conductor Workforce ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions to connect students and workers in coal-impacted communities with in-demand, high-growth industries. One such sector, semiconductor manufacturing, has been experiencing a global shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic. This has impacted the production of everything from home appliances and smart phones, to car keys and other everyday electronic goods. The [&#8230;]The post Tri-County Workforce Investment Board: Creating PA&#8217;s Semi-Conductor Workforce appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Reforesting Mine Lands: How the Forestry Reclamation Approach Works for Coal Communities The virtual event, Reforesting Mine Lands: How the Forestry Reclamation Approach Works for Coal Communities, will include an introduction the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI), and how new investments in reforesting mine lands can create jobs, new economic opportunities, sequester carbon and reduce flooding. Attendees will learn more about the history of ARRI&#8217;s partnerships and [&#8230;]The post Reforesting Mine Lands: How the Forestry Reclamation Approach Works for Coal Communities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Catalyzing Economic Development in Pennsylvania’s Energy Communities The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization (Energy Communities IWG) will host an event in Westmoreland County, PA to highlight federal opportunities that can help catalyze economic development in Pennsylvania’s energy communities. &#160;Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with federal officials to share challenges their community faces [&#8230;]The post Catalyzing Economic Development in Pennsylvania’s Energy Communities appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Overcoming Common Infrastructure Challenges in Energy Communities – Part 2 Addressing infrastructure challenges is a top priority for energy communities throughout the nation. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes historic investments in America’s core infrastructure that lower energy costs, enhance energy security, and jump-start a new era of clean energy jobs for energy communities. The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic [&#8230;]The post Overcoming Common Infrastructure Challenges in Energy Communities – Part 2 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.