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Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia    
    Catalyst Connection: Bringing a New Energy to Northern Appalachia

          ARC’s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) is a funding opportunity driving large-scale, regional economic transformation through multi-state collaborative projects. Launched in 2022 using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ARISE is strengthening Appalachian businesses and industries, and supporting the...
    
    
    
    
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    Buckeye Hills Regional Council: Making Community Visions a Reality in Ohio

          Buckeye Hills Regional Council is using BIL funds to help the City of Athens revitalize historic buildings to meet community needs.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia    
    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...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky, Ohio    
    Shawnee State University: Building a Behavioral Health Workforce

          With support from ARC’s INSPIRE initiative, many Appalachian communities are addressing substance use disorder (SUD) by bolstering recovery-to-work programs and related support services. Portsmouth, Ohio and the surrounding area – which includes both Southern Ohio and several counties in north central Appalachian Kentucky – is no...
    
    
    
    
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    Jefferson County Prevention and Recovery Board: Creating Hope Through Careers

          Peer support and job training will help Ohioans launch new careers.
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionOhio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
							

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																			Marion    
    TEAMing Up: A Regional Partnership Story

          This story is one of several "Stories of Change" highlighted in a new evaluation of ARC's POWER Initiative.
    
    
    
    
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    ACEnet: Empowering Local Food Entrepreneurs

          For more than 25 years, ARC has partnered with the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) to support entrepreneurs and strengthen economic sectors in 32 counties across Appalachian Ohio. Local food provides a clear path to opportunity, and resilience, in many of those communities. To help them fully harness that potential, ACEnet helps markets...
    
    
    
    
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    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.
    
    
    
    
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    Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization: Expanding Recovery Ecosystems in OH, KY and WV

          The Ironton-Lawrence Community Action Organization (ILCAO) is dedicated to improving the well-being of residents of Lawrence County, Ohio by providing assistance for housing, homelessness, and nutrition, early childhood services, and job training opportunities. Together these services are having a critical impact in a county where economic distress is steadily increasing. Now, with a $500,000 grant from ARC’s INvestments Supporting Partnerships...
    
    
    
    
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    Ohio University’s Innovation Center: Incubating Appalachia’s Biotech Startups

          Behind every thriving community is small business. Behind a lot of successful small businesses are incubators, which provide the support and resources startups need to succeed. For 38 years, Ohio University’s award-winning Innovation Center (IC) has offered much-needed space for Appalachian Ohio’s innovators, helping them bring...
    
    
    
    
          Investment in ActionKentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
							

																			
																			
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    Appalachian States Lead on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

          It’s been a full year since the nation’s first confirmed COVID-19 case. With federal plans to amp up vaccinations as soon as possible, it’s important to take a look at how Appalachian states are responding to, and in some cases leading, vaccination...
    
    
    
    
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