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Appalachia Then and Now: Examining Changes to the Appalachian Region since 1965

          This study, commissioned by ARC, analyzes 50 years of socioeconomic trends in the Appalachian Region. The study comprises an executive summary, a technical report, and a summary of input from stakeholders...
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Infrastructure and Public Works Projects

          This program evaluation examined ARC investments in infrastructure projects funded in fiscal years 2004-2010.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of ARC’s Education and Workforce Development Projects: 2000-2008

          This report presents findings from an evaluation of education and workforce development projects funded by ARC between fiscal years 2000 and 2008, and recommendations for enhancing performance measurement procedures.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of ARC’s Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Natural Asset-Related Projects

          This report, prepared by Regional Technology Strategies and issued in FY 2010, evaluated the outcomes of 132 Tourism, Cultural Heritage, and Natural Asset-Related projects through surveys, interviews, and statistical analysis.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEconomic Impact Study of Completing the Appalachian Development Highway System

          This study assesses the travel performance, trade, and economic development impacts directly related to completing the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
    
    
    
    
          ReportCreating an Entrepreneurial Appalachian Region: Findings and Lessons from an Evaluation of the ARC’s Entrepreneurship Initiative 1997-2005

          An evaluation of ARC's Entrepreneurial Initiative in terms both of outcomes achieved by a sample of funded projects and of broader policy impacts across the region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgram Evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Infrastructure and Public Works Projects

          During 2006, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) conducted an evaluation of infrastructure and public works projects to determine if projects achieved their original objectives. In addition, as part of the Commission's ongoing performance evaluation...
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer Institute for Math/Science/Technology

          This March 2006 report describes some of the key immediate and long-term outcomes achieved by the Appalachian Regional Commission–Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer Institute for Math/Science/Technology for student and teacher participants.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Community Capacity-Building Projects

          This report summarizes findings from an evaluation study of 100 community capacity-building projects funded by the ARC between 1995 and 2003.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Telecommunications Projects: 1994–2000

          This program evaluation examines 70 telecommunications projects that were started and completed between 1995 and 2001.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Vocational Education and Workforce Training Projects

          This study examined 92 projects, including workforce and displaced-worker training, vocational education, apprenticeships, and basic and adult literacy projects that were started and completed during the 1995–2000 period.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Early Stages of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Entrepreneurship Initiative

          This study provided an early evaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission's entrepreneurship program.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Educational Projects: Final Report (Vol. 1)

          This report evaluated the implementation and impact of 84 education projects funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission during the 1990s.
    
    
    
    
          ReportEvaluation of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Infrastructure and Public Works Program Projects

          ARC commissioned this evaluation of infrastructure and public works projects in order to determine the extent to which these projects have achieved their originally stated objectives.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Development Highways Economic Impact Studies

          This study evaluates both the transportation efficiency benefits and economic development impacts of the completed portions of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
    
    
    
    
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