ARC POWER partners are using millions to make financial resources accessible for coal-impacted communities.

In 2016, the Natural Capital Investment Fund (NCIFund) partnered with the Hatfield McCoy Trail Authority and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Southern) to drive recreational tourism development in the coalfields of southern West Virginia. Through ARC POWER funding, the partners launched a revolving loan…

LaunchTN —  a public-private partnership focusing on early-stage capital formation, market access, commercialization resources, talent development and retention for entrepreneurs across the state — has stood up eight Entrepreneurship Centers in Tennessee. With ARC support, three of these centers are dedicated to assist Appalachian entrepreneurs as they develop business…

What started as an after-school urban gardening program has since blossomed into Grow Ohio Valley (Grow OV), an operation with around 50 employees working toward a single mission: improve the health and economic future of Wheeling, West Virginia, through local food. It’s a great mission for…

In what was once an abandoned furniture store, the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI) is operating an internationally recognized, high-impact program for Appalachian entrepreneurs. YBI was founded in 2001 and has since developed successful digital businesses, strengthened entrepreneurship and furthered advanced manufacturing technologies in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. In fact, their team raised…

Since 1974, JARI has supported the economic growth and diversification of Pennsylvania’s Southern Alleghenies region. Their service area in Greater Johnstown, Pennsylvania, historically relied on the steel and coal industries, and like other Appalachian communities needed to broaden its local and regional economic bases to improve long-term vitality.  In order to best carry out its…

In October 2019, North Carolina State University (NCSU) received a $1.1 million grant from ARC’s POWER Initiative to launch EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems. The project initially intended to strengthen a seven-county “foodshed” in Western North Carolina by helping current producers become more profitable and training new farmers to…

ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions to connect Appalachia’s students and workers with careers in emerging, high-growth industries — one of which is construction. This sector is struggling to find qualified workers to keep up with increasing demand. Furthermore, Appalachian communities continue to be faced with the lack of…

Since 2015, ARC’s POWER Initiative has invested millions in projects working to create jobs, fuel new industries and prepare students and workers for new opportunities in coal communities. ARC’s largest single POWER funding package to date was awarded in October 2023, with one state receiving an…

Tri-County Workforce Investment Board is partnering with Steamfitters Local Union 449 to offer free training for over 500 participants at its Technology Center in Harmony, Pennsylvania.