Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Our Work In Pennsylvania In partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, ARC is supporting 83 projects in Pennsylvania totaling $38.6 million in fiscal year (FY) 2024. These investments have been matched by $50.7 million and are attracting an additional $37.7 million in leveraged private investments in…
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Governor Josh Shapiro

Josh grew up in Pennsylvania, watching his parents serve their community — his father was a pediatrician, and his mother was an educator. Their example inspired Josh to enter into public service, and from a young age, Josh recognized that standing up for others was how he wanted to spend…
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Neil Fowler

Neil Fowler serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Strategic Partnerships at the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED). In this capacity, he works with economic and workforce development partners across the Commonwealth to support entrepreneurs and businesses facing challenges as well as opportunities. In Pennsylvania’s…
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Jennifer Lench

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
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Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Building the Advanced Manufacturing Industry in Appalachia

In 2024, ARC awarded more than $5 million in POWER funds to three advanced manufacturing projects that will benefit coal-impacted communities and workers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Winning the Grant (Pennsylvania)

‘Winning the Grant’ one-day session is designed to assist prospective applicants identify and learn the best strategies to win grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and other federal agencies. Participants will have the opportunity to meet potential partners and funders. The event is being co-hosted by U.S. Senator Bob Casey. Location…
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Appalachian Pennsylvania: $17.3 Million Awarded for PA Coal Communities

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…
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Cambria

Startup Alleghenies: Empowering the Cycle of Entrepreneurship

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…
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