This EDA investment supports appalachian voices with establishing a training program to facilitate the development of an energy storage and electrification manufacturing (esem) sector in coal impacted…

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded Appalachian Voices $417,240 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program on April 24, 2023. The funding will support Appalachian Voices in establishing an Energy Storage and Electrification Manufacturing sector training program to facilitate industry development in coal-impacted Southwest Virginia. Through this program, Appalachian Voices will assist companies transitioning to clean energy technology markets by identifying capacity-building resources, creating company-specific plans to enter the sector, providing industry solutions to meet expansion goals, and establishing implementation pathways. The project aims to create and retain jobs, advance economic resiliency, and attract private investment to the region impacted by coal industry decline.

This EDA investment supports appalachian voices with establishing a training program to facilitate the development of an energy storage and electrification manufacturing (esem) sector in coal impacted southwest virginia. This program will assist companies in transitioning to the esem sector through identifying resources to build capacity, creating company-specific plans to enter the clean energy technology market, providing industry-specific solutions to meet market expansion goals, and establishing an implementation pathway to assist companies in the transition. Once completed, the project will create and retain jobs, advance economic resiliency, and attract private investment to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.