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	Research, Evaluations, Maps, and Data
  

Economists, mapping specialists, evaluators, and data analysts in ARC’s Research and Evaluation Division regularly publish internal and commissioned reports and maps, and maintain an updated county-specific searchable data report tool. Research reports address critical socioeconomic issues impacting the Appalachian Region, while evaluations assess ARC’s own investment portfolios. ARC’s research and data is meant to help policymakers and our partners better understand Appalachia’s challenges and make more informed, effective decisions to address them. Published information also provides valid data for outside researchers studying the Region.Types
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					ARC's Fiscal Year runs September 30 - October 1, and is named for the calendar year in which it closes. County Economic Status maps, investment data, and budget and performance documents are categorized by Fiscal Year.

					Other ARC content, including research reports, evaluations and news updates, fall into the January 1- December 31 calendar year.
			See AllClear all filtersPOWER Initiative Evaluation: The Value of POWER

          Since 2015, ARC has funded 395 projects under the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative to empower Appalachian communities to create more vibrant, diverse, and sustainable economies. To understand successes, challenges, and lessons learned through implementation, as well as to examine results of POWER projects, ARC...
    
    
    
          2022EvaluationsPOWER InitiativePOWER Initiative Evaluation: The POWER of Change

          Stories of Results for Individuals, Businesses, and Communities ARC has worked with Chamberlin/Dunn (C/D) as a third-party evaluator since Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to understand the successes and challenges POWER grantees have experienced in the implementation of their grants, as well as early impacts of the projects. In FY21, the...
    
    
    
          2021EvaluationsPOWER InitiativePOWER Initiative Evaluation: Factors and Results of Project Implementation

          Since 2015, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has funded more than 240 projects under the Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative to empower Appalachian communities to create more vibrant, diverse, and sustainable economies. To understand successes, challenges, and lessons learned through implementation, as well as...
    
    
    
          2020EvaluationsPOWER InitiativeSuccess Factors, Challenges, and Early Impacts of the POWER Initiative: An Implementation Evaluation

          This evaluation was designed to help ARC and its stakeholders learn from program implementation successes and challenges; identify technical assistance needs; and report on the qualitative impact of investments made, to date, with POWER funds. Full Report  Success Factors, Challenges, and Early Impacts of the POWER Initiative:...
    
    
    
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