Our Work In Virginia
In partnership with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, ARC is supporting 24 projects in Virginia totaling nearly $8 million in fiscal year 2019. These investments have been matched by nearly $7 million and are attracting an additional $3.8 million in leveraged private investments in Virginia. They are also creating or retaining over 200 jobs, training or educating over 170 students and workers, and benefiting the nearly 750,000 residents in Virginia’s 25 Appalachian counties.
State Partners
Governor:
Honorable Ralph Northam
Governor’s ARC Representative:
Erik Johnston, Director
email: erik.johnston@dhcd.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Main Street Center
600 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
ARC State Program Manager:
Tamarah Holmes, ARC Program Manager
email: tamarah.holmes@dhcd.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Main Street Center
600 East Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
804.371.7056
Investment Priorities
In Fiscal Year 2019, ARC and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development partnered on the following investments and projects.




Investments in Action
Old Prices Fork Revitalization Project


State Plans and Strategies
ARC’s current strategic plan is a blueprint for investments at the Regional level. Each of Appalachia’s 13 states develops a companion four-year plan and annual strategy statement outlining its funding priorities for ARC projects.
County Economic Status
Every year, ARC applies an index-based classification system to compare each county in the Region with national averages to understand how counties are performing.
Counties in Appalachia
(25 out of 133 counties): Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe
The following independent cities in Virginia are also within the Appalachian Region: Bristol, Buena Vista, Covington, Galax, Lexington, Martinsville, Norton, and Radford
Local Development Districts
Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission
Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission
LENOWISCO Planning District Commission
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission
New River Valley Planning District Commission
Roanoke Valley–Alleghany Regional Commission
West Piedmont Planning District Commission