Interested in applying for ARC funding in 2025? You won't want to miss the return of our in-person workshop series, "Getting the Grant" 🥳 At three different destinations across the region, our staff will share insights to help attendees prepare strong applications for our 2025 funding opportunities, including POWER, INSPIRE and ARISE. Check out where we're headed below 👇 and register NOW to join us: https://lnkd.in/gsVSpP27 📅 January 30, 2025 📍 Charleston, WV 📅 February 4, 2025 📍 Cartersville, GA 📅 February 6, 2025 📍 Ithaca, NY

Join us on February 6 in beautiful Northern Appalachia for our Getting the Grant workshop in Ithaca, New York. ARC staff and partners will be on hand to share tips on how to create a successful grant application and help you choose the right funding opportunities for your community. We can’t wait to see you and hear more about your economic development projects! ⏱️ Register: https://bit.ly/3PNqC6V  💸 Learn more about our Getting the Grant workshop series: https://bit.ly/4gKzPso

New year, new funding opportunities at ARC! Register now for Getting the Grant in Southern Appalachia! Happening on February 4 in charming Cartersville, Georgia, this is your chance meet ARC staff and partners and learn ways to get support for your economic development projects.   ⏱️ Register: https://lnkd.in/gestBEaW  💸 More about the Getting the Grant workshop series: https://lnkd.in/gRfjdnnG

Another year, another record level of investment in Appalachia! In Fiscal Year 2024, we awarded $365M to economic development partners across the region. ✨ 🚿  $153M went to community infrastructure (nearly 96k households and businesses served) 💼  $107M to strengthen the workforce (nearly 40k students and workers trained) 🛒  $35M to support business growth 🌟  $32M for community leaders and capacity building As we continue to grow our investment in Appalachia's economy year over year, we're proud to work with innovative partners (like you!) to build businesses, workforce ecosystems, infrastructure, culture & tourism, and community capacity. Check out our FY 2024 financial snapshot (https://bit.ly/4iXKpO9), and read some stories of our investments in action (https://bit.ly/3DErS9n). Next up: 2025! Stay tuned for more info about upcoming opportunities with ARC.

That's a wrap on 2024, y'all! Thanks for joining us here. Take a look at the top posts from this year: 💙 Appalachia rallied together to recover from Hurricane Helene https://lnkd.in/e2J9UWwn  📈 More than 400 economic development leaders gathered in Chattanooga at Advancing Appalachia https://lnkd.in/e2tRur-M   🎓 The 2023-24 class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute graduated! https://lnkd.in/etFT9P-j We're looking forward to another year of collaborating with you to strengthen Appalachia’s economy. 💪 See you in 2025! 

NBC News recently highlighted Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, featuring our incredible partner Appalachia Service Project 🤩 They've already rebuilt 8 homes in time for the holidays, with plans to rebuild or repair 200 total homes in impacted communities. They're also using $10M in ARISE funding to establish new disaster response hubs, which will help improve future recovery efforts across three Appalachian states. We're beyond proud to support partners like Appalachia Service Project as they lead on-the-ground recovery efforts in the region. ⁠❤️👇

Merry and bright ✨ There's nothing like the holiday season in Appalachia! We hope y'all enjoy this special time with loved ones, and thank you for everything you do to make the region shine. 📸 Charleston WV Convention & Visitors Bureau / Steve Shaluta

Capacity is the ability to identify local challenges and implement effective solutions. We help build capacity through funding, no-cost training, technical assistance and other strategies - and we want to hear how we can be even more effective in our local investments! Take our 10-minute survey (and share with other organizations in the Appalachian Region!) to help inform our capacity-building strategy for the next five years: https://lnkd.in/d7mr7nrm We're excited to put your insights into action 🙌

At last week's Appalachian Leadership Institute session, fellows heard from experts and alumni on a difficult and important topic: recovery from Hurricane Helene. 💙 During the panel, North Carolina Department of Commerce's Olivia Collier shared how Central Appalachia will be shaped by the storm for many years to come; it will cost $1B to repair the Blue Ridge Parkway alone. This won't stop Appalachian resilience and innovation though. Among other firsts since the storm, David Crockett Birthplace State Park in Eastern Tennessee has packed up historical artifacts and brought them to other locations to continue visitor education (pictured). Greene County Partnership CEO Jeff Taylor said this may be one of the first "mobile" state parks! 🚐 As the long journey of rebuilding communities continues, the strength of the region's people will shine through. We're thankful for our panelists, and all of our partners, who are making recovery possible and sharing their wisdom with others.

Are you seeking funding for an economic or community development project in Appalachia? Learn about ARC's 2025 funding opportunities with our in-person grant workshop series, "Getting the Grant"! 💸 Leaders and change-makers will convene in three destinations across the region to network, hear application insights from ARC staff, and get inspired by grantee success stories 🤝 Spaces fill up quickly, so find a workshop near you 👇 and register to join us today: https://lnkd.in/gsVSpP27 📅 January 30, 2025 📍 Charleston, WV 📅 February 4, 2025 📍 Cartersville, GA 📅 February 6, 2025 📍 Ithaca, NY