# 2022 - Appalachian Regional Commission

- Appalachian Diseases of Despair, 2022 This study analyzed the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within the Appalachian Region, focusing on mortality from three main causes: alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. It served as an update to ARC reports from&#160;2017 and 2020 looking at the same issues, providing two [&#8230;]The post Appalachian Diseases of Despair, 2022 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects Closed in 2015-2019 This report presents findings from an evaluation of ARC’s education and workforce development projects that closed between 2015 and 2019, representing 383 grantees and more than $62,500,000 of ARC investment. By the end of the grant period, 337,405 individual beneficiaries had been served. At the time of the follow-up survey, this had increased to 510,765, [&#8230;]The post Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects Closed in 2015-2019 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- ARC Awards $47 Million for Economic Diversification in Region’s Coal-Impacted Communities  Largest POWER funding package to date will support growth of food economies, entrepreneurship, workforce development, and more to create new jobs in Appalachia’s coal-impacted communities. Frostburg, Maryland, October 17, 2022 —Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded nearly $47 million to 52 projects in 181 counties through its POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and [&#8230;]The post ARC Awards $47 Million for Economic Diversification in Region’s Coal-Impacted Communities  appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- ARC Announces Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellows for 2022-2023 New class of 40 fellows represents public, private, and nonprofit sectors across Appalachia’s 13 states WASHINGTON, D.C., October 6, 2022—Today the&#160;Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)&#160;announced the 40 fellows selected for the 2022-2023 Class of the&#160;Appalachian Leadership Institute, a free leadership and economic development training opportunity for individuals currently living and/or working in one of ARC’s&#160;13 Appalachian [&#8230;]The post ARC Announces Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellows for 2022-2023 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- POWER 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 secured Chamberlin/Dunn (C/D) as third-party [&#8230;]The post POWER Initiative Evaluation: The Value of POWER appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Coal Production and Employment in Appalachia, 2022 The coal industry—both in Appalachia and in the United States as a whole—has undergone a severe downturn over the last decade as demand for coal has fallen across the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated recession weighed down on coal production even more. This report details major trends in coal production and employment in [&#8230;]The post Coal Production and Employment in Appalachia, 2022 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- 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 and Jobs Act of 2021, ARC [&#8230;]The post 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 appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Legislative Update: President Biden Signs Consolidated Appropriations Act, Which Includes $195 Million for ARC Last week, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes $195 million for the Appalachian Regional Commission for FY22. The funding represents an increase of $15 million over the FY21 amount. Compared to FY21, the legislation provides a $10 million increase in POWER funding, a $3 million increase in INSPIRE funding, and an increase [&#8230;]The post Legislative Update: President Biden Signs Consolidated Appropriations Act, Which Includes $195 Million for ARC appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Nearly $21 Million to Revitalize the Region’s Coal-impacted Communities   Building off of its largest POWER Initiative investment in 2021, ARC is funding an additional 21 projects to spur economic opportunities in coal-impacted communities. YOUNGSTOWN, OH, March 17, 2022 — Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded nearly $21 million for 21 projects impacting 211 counties through its POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic [&#8230;]The post Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Nearly $21 Million to Revitalize the Region’s Coal-impacted Communities   appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.
- 4th Annual Outdoor Economy Conference: “Stewards of Opportunity” The Outdoor Economy Conference connects, educates, and inspires leaders and doers working to grow the outdoor industry and craft an economy that’s intimately tied to the well-being of their places and communities. Outdoor CEOs, conservation leaders, federal agencies, local officials, state parks to local parks, economic developers to land managers... the Outdoor Economy Conference brings [&#8230;]The post 4th Annual Outdoor Economy Conference: &#8220;Stewards of Opportunity&#8221; appeared first on Appalachian Regional Commission.