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ARC Awards $17 Million to Multi-state Workforce and Tourism Development Projects

          Two new ARISE grants promote multi-state solutions to outdoor recreation tourism and behavioral healthcare challenges across Appalachian Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4, 2024—Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling $17 million to boost outdoor recreation tourism and strengthen the behavioral healthcare...
    
    
    
    
          NewsARC Awards Nearly $1.7 Million to Multi-state Economic Development Projects in Northern and Central Appalachia

          Four new ARISE grants promote multi-state solutions to transit, tourism, downtown revitalization and local investment challenges in Appalachia. WASHINGTON, D.C., February 29, 2024—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded four new grants totaling nearly $1.7 million to boost transportation, downtown revitalization, tourism and local access to capital through its...
    
    
    
    
          NewsBiden-Harris Administration through ARC Awards $20M to Accelerate Green Textile Manufacturing, Green Energy Technology in Southern and Central Appalachia

          Funding will help revitalize the textile manufacturing industry and remove barriers to deploying smart grid technologies across six Appalachian states.  WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11, 2023—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $20 million for two new projects that will bolster green “upcycling” textile manufacturing and smart grid technologies across Appalachian...
    
    
    
    
          NewsBiden-Harris Administration through ARC Awards $14.5M+ to Grow Green Manufacturing in Northern and Central Appalachia

          Two new ARISE grants strengthen green manufacturing and clean energy production and prepare youth for in-demand jobs across five states.  WASHINGTON, D.C., October 10, 2023—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling over $14.5 million to boost green energy manufacturing and workforce development through its Appalachian Regional...
    
    
    
    
          NewsARC Awards Nearly $417,000 to Empower Student Innovation in West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania

          The new ARISE planning grant will create a roadmap to help students innovate in their communities and prepare for in-demand careers across three states. WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2023—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $416,959 Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) planning grant to...
    
    
    
    
          NewsARC Awards $5.2+ Million to Create Workforce and Business Opportunities Across Seven Appalachian States

          Two new ARISE grants will help prepare youth in West Virginia and Mississippi for careers in healthcare and manufacturing, and develop a plan to grow forest farming businesses across Central Appalachia. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2023—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded two new grants totaling over $5.2 million...
    
    
    
    
          NewsARC Awards $6.3 Million to Bolster Broadband Access Across 50 Communities in Every Appalachian Subregion

          The first-ever grant funded through ARC’s new Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE), led by Connect Humanity, will provide support to under-connected communities throughout Appalachia, better positioning them to grow broadband economic opportunities. WASHINGTON, D.C., January 11, 2023—Today, ARC awarded $6.3 million through its new...
    
    
    
    
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    ARC Launches $73.5 Million Grant Initiative in FY22 to Spur Multistate Collaboration to Transform Appalachia’s Economy Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

          WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23, 2022—Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) launched Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE), a new initiative to drive large-scale, regional economic transformation through multi-state collaborative projects across Appalachia. Using the funding provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment...
    
    
    
    
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