Area Development Grant Program

From Appalachian Regional Commission

The mission of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is to innovate, partner, and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in Appalachia to help the region achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation.

Type of Support

Overview

ARC’s Area Development program focuses on “bottom up” economic development in Appalachian communities, working alongside state governments to devise impactful investments. The program prioritizes investments in critical infrastructure, such as water and wastewater systems, transportation, and broadband, along with business and workforce development efforts—spanning entrepreneurship, education, food systems, and leadership. This initiative aligns with ARC's strategic plan, Appalachia Envisioned, which was developed through extensive community engagement to identify and address the region's economic needs and opportunities.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
AL (Bibb County, Blount County, Calhoun County, Chambers County, Cherokee County, Chilton County, Clay County, Cleburne County, Colbert County, Coosa County, Cullman County, DeKalb County, Elmore County, Etowah County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Hale County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Limestone County, Macon County, Madison County, Marion County, Marshall County, Morgan County, Pickens County, Randolph County, Shelby County, St. Clair County, Talladega County, Tallapoosa County, Tuscaloosa County, Walker County, Winston County), GA (Banks County, Barrow County, Bartow County, Carroll County, Catoosa County, Chattooga County, Cherokee County, Dade County, Dawson County, Douglas County, Elbert County, Fannin County, Floyd County, Forsyth County, Franklin County, Gilmer County, Gordon County, Gwinnett County, Habersham County, Hall County, Haralson County, Hart County, Heard County, Jackson County, Lumpkin County, Madison County, Murray County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Polk County, Rabun County, Stephens County, Towns County, Union County, Walker County, White County, Whitfield County), KY (Adair County, Bath County, Bell County, Boyd County, Breathitt County, Carter County, Casey County, Clark County, Clay County, Clinton County, Cumberland County, Edmonson County, Elliott County, Estill County, Fleming County, Floyd County, Garrard County, Green County, Greenup County, Harlan County, Hart County, Jackson County, Johnson County, Knott County, Knox County, Laurel County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Leslie County, Letcher County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Magoffin County, Martin County, McCreary County, Menifee County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Nicholas County, Owsley County, Perry County, Pike County, Powell County, Pulaski County, Robertson County, Rockcastle County, Rowan County, Russell County, Wayne County, Whitley County, Wolfe County), MD (Allegany County, Garrett County, Washington County), MS (Alcorn County, Benton County, Calhoun County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Clay County, Itawamba County, Kemper County, Lee County, Lowndes County, Marshall County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Noxubee County, Oktibbeha County, Panola County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Union County, Webster County, Winston County, Yalobusha County), NY (Allegany County, Broome County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Chenango County, Cortland County, Delaware County, Otsego County, Schoharie County, Schuyler County, Steuben County, Tioga County, Tompkins County), NC (Alexander County, Alleghany County, Ashe County, Avery County, Buncombe County, Burke County, Caldwell County, Catawba County, Cherokee County, Clay County, Cleveland County, Davie County, Forsyth County, Graham County, Haywood County, Henderson County, Jackson County, Macon County, Madison County, McDowell County, Mitchell County, Polk County, Rutherford County, Stokes County, Surry County, Swain County, Transylvania County, Watauga County, Wilkes County, Yadkin County, Yancey County), OH (Adams County, Ashtabula County, Athens County, Belmont County, Brown County, Carroll County, Clermont County, Columbiana County, Coshocton County, Gallia County, Guernsey County, Harrison County, Highland County, Hocking County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lawrence County, Mahoning County, Meigs County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Muskingum County, Noble County, Perry County, Pike County, Ross County, Scioto County, Trumbull County, Tuscarawas County, Vinton County, Washington County), PA (Allegheny County, Armstrong County, Beaver County, Bedford County, Blair County, Bradford County, Butler County, Cambria County, Cameron County, Carbon County, Centre County, Clarion County, Clearfield County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Crawford County, Elk County, Erie County, Fayette County, Forest County, Fulton County, Greene County, Huntingdon County, Indiana County, Jefferson County, Juniata County, Lackawanna County, Lawrence County, Luzerne County, Lycoming County, McKean County, Mercer County, Mifflin County, Monroe County, Montour County, Northumberland County, Perry County, Pike County, Potter County, Schuylkill County, Snyder County, Somerset County, Sullivan County, Susquehanna County, Tioga County, Union County, Venango County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Westmoreland County, Wyoming County), SC (Anderson County, Cherokee County, Greenville County, Oconee County, Pickens County, Spartanburg County, Union County), TN (Anderson County, Bledsoe County, Blount County, Bradley County, Campbell County, Cannon County, Carter County, Claiborne County, Clay County, Cocke County, Coffee County, Cumberland County, DeKalb County, Fentress County, Franklin County, Grainger County, Greene County, Grundy County, Hamblen County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hawkins County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Knox County, Lawrence County, Lewis County, Loudon County, Macon County, Marion County, McMinn County, Meigs County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Overton County, Pickett County, Polk County, Putnam County, Rhea County, Roane County, Scott County, Sequatchie County, Sevier County, Smith County, Sullivan County, Unicoi County, Union County, Van Buren County, Warren County, Washington County, White County), VA (Alleghany County, Bath County, Bland County, Botetourt County, Buchanan County, Carroll County, Craig County, Dickenson County, Floyd County, Giles County, Grayson County, Henry County, Highland County, Lee County, Montgomery County, Patrick County, Pulaski County, Rockbridge County, Russell County, Scott County, Smyth County, Tazewell County, Washington County, Wise County, Wythe County), WV (Barbour County, Berkeley County, Boone County, Braxton County, Brooke County, Cabell County, Calhoun County, Clay County, Doddridge County, Fayette County, Gilmer County, Grant County, Greenbrier County, Hampshire County, Hancock County, Hardy County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Kanawha County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Marion County, Marshall County, Mason County, McDowell County, Mercer County, Mineral County, Mingo County, Monongalia County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Nicholas County, Ohio County, Pendleton County, Pleasants County, Pocahontas County, Preston County, Putnam County, Raleigh County, Randolph County, Ritchie County, Roane County, Summers County, Taylor County, Tucker County, Tyler County, Upshur County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wetzel County, Wirt County, Wood County, Wyoming County
Organization Type
State and local agencies and governmental entities
Local governing boards
Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status
Indian tribes
Higher education institutions
Other
  • Located in Appalachian counties served by ARCARC, spanning 423 counties across 13 states
  • Includes all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia

Ineligibility

Individuals
For-profit entities
not specified

Submission

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