Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Who can apply
Technical assistance projects that: Provide services to a community or region to enhance business development Meet the criteria for immediate, permanent job creation/retention or strategic plan implementation Construction and infrastructure development Including site preparation, water, sewer, broadband, or other needed improvements. Industrial site development Local access road (only road construction-related activities) Local government assistance projects providing for service consolidation, management assistance or any other arrangements directed to more effective delivery of programs and services. Acquisition and development business incubator or multi-tenant facilities Destination or asset-based tourism Not-for-profit entities
About this opportunity
The Appalachian Region, as defined in ARC’s authorizing legislation, is a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.