Appalachian Leadership Institute: Fellows Announcement Promo Toolkit

Welcome to ARC’s Appalachian Leadership Institute fellow announcement promotional toolkit! 👋   ARC will announce this year’s Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI) fellows on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. ET via…

Statement from the Appalachian Regional Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 30, 2024—On Monday afternoon, ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin and Guy Land, ARC congressional liaison, traveled to Birmingham, AL, to attend an ARC grant workshop. While they were driving from the airport to their hotel, another vehicle struck their car. Federal Co-Chair Manchin and Mr. Land were…

Educational Attainment in Appalachia

This paper focuses on what Census 2000 data reveal about the persistence of regional differences in high school completion and tertiary education.

• Education and Training

• Research Report

• Education

ARISE Program Evaluation Annual Report 2024

This report is the first in a series of annual evaluation reports for ARC’s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE). ARISE is a multi-state initiative that aims to drive large-scale, regional economic transformation through collaborative projects. Based on a combination of project-level inquiry with initiative-level analysis, key findings for ARISE’s…

• ARISE

• Evaluation

• ARISE Initiative

Anthony Ware

Entire Region

Congressional Districts in Appalachia

This map displays the 61 congressional districts and the district representatives of the 119th U.S. Congress in the Appalachian Region.

• Geography

• Map

SOAR’s POWER Grant Kickoff

January 20, 2022, 4:00 AM - January 20, 2022, 7:00 AM

Join SOAR and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) on January 20, 2022 for a FREE informational session in preparation for the upcoming POWER Grant cycle. Topics will include: 7 simple steps to getting your POWER Grant fundedPOWER Grant best practicesAdministration, finance, and reportingThe application process and timeline…

• Webinar
• Workshop

Population and Age in Appalachia

The Appalachian Region had a population of 26.4 million in 2022, a 3.4% increase – or almost 873,000 more residents – than it had in mid-2010. Though two subregions have experienced growth, most of the region has lost population and its overall growth is slower than the national average of…

President Trump Signs Continuing Resolution

On September 30, 2020, P.L. 116-159 was signed into law by President Trump to implement a Continuing Resolution funding all Federal agencies at the same rate as Fiscal Year 2020.  Under this legislation, ARC will be operating at an annual budget of $175 million through December 11,2020. The law also…

An Economic Analysis of the Appalachian Coal Industry Ecosystem

This January 2018 series of five ARC-commissioned reports explores some of the current and potential impacts of Appalachia’s declining coal production on elements of the coal ecosystem.

• Education and Training
• Energy
• Transportation

• Socioeconomic Analysis

• Education
• Energy
• Natural Assets
• Transportation

Kentucky

Kentucky FY 2020 Investments

• Fact Sheet

• ARC Investments

Sheila Williams

Office Coordinator.

Montgomery-Smithers, WV: Gateways to Opportunity

Flanking the Kanawha River in Southern West Virginia, the two small towns of Montgomery and Smithers are working together to establish their status as a burgeoning gateway, surrounded by national and state parks, gorges and rivers, forests and trails. From the Hatfields and McCoys Trail, to the Mammoth Preserve, to…

Relative College Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2006–2010

This map shows the college completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties, as a percentage of the U.S. average.

• Education

South Carolina – ARC Funding Opportunities Informational Session

July 25, 2024, 10:00 AM - July 25, 2024, 11:00 AM

Hosted by Main Street South Carolina and featuring Appalachian Regional Commission staff, this virtual session covers a variety of topics related to ARC funding opportunities, including determining eligibility and tips for application success. Time & Date 2-3 p.m. ET, July 25, 2024 (virtual) Presenters Sara Schaefer, South Carolina ARC…