This Project Grant award of $1,630,934.00 from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) supports workforce training activities in the Appalachian region. The grant will fund a range of initiatives over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. This supports the program's objectives to increase the education, knowledge, and skills of Appalachian residents to succeed in the regional economy. The grant aims to build community...
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Gadsden State Community College a $441,112 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002) to support career and technical education initiatives from June 2021 through May 2023. As part of ARC's strategic plan to strengthen the Appalachian region's economy and workforce, the college will deliver career training and skills development programs for local residents seeking to work in the region using the funding....
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $125,350 Project Grant under the Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects (CFDA 23.011) program to Community Colleges of the Appalachian Region, Inc. The grant supports workforce training activities over a one-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Community Colleges of the Appalachian Region, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides rural education, event, and workforce development services...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,038,815 Project Grant to Mountain Empire Community College in Virginia to support career and technical education programs from September 2023 to September 2025. This grant is funded through the ARC's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), which aims to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity in Appalachia. The grant will enable Mountain Empire Community College to expand its career and technical education...
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Jamestown Community College a $299,968 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA #23.002) to support career and technical education initiatives from June 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022. This funding will support the ARC goal of increasing education, knowledge, skills, and health of Appalachian residents to work and succeed in the region through career and technical education programs delivered by Jamestown...
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Northampton Community College a $181,364 project grant under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant aims to support career and technical education initiatives consistent with the goals of the Appalachian Area Development program, which focuses on strengthening the regional economy and building community capacity through activities that invest in...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $489,000 Project Grant to Blue Mountain Christian University (Blue Mountain College) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant funding will support workforce training initiatives focused on entrepreneurship strategies, skills development, and leveraging the college's cultural and regional assets to promote economic development and self-sustaining growth in the Appalachian region. As an educational institution, Blue...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $1,402,812.00 was provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Marshall University Research Corporation in Huntington, West Virginia. The funding will support a 3-year workforce training program to enhance the competitiveness of the regional economy in Appalachia. The project aims to increase the knowledge, skills, and employability of residents in the Appalachian region by...
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $115,050 Project Grant to the Piedmont Triad Regional Council through the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002). The grant will support workforce training programs in North Carolina from December 2021 through November 2022. As outlined in the Appalachian Area Development program description, funding will target increasing education and skills of North Carolina residents to succeed in the regional economy. Specifically,...
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $135,000 project grant to Allegany College of Maryland under the Appalachian Area Development federal grant program (CFDA 23.002) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The grant funds career and technical education programs that aim to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity in Appalachia per the goals of the ARC program. Specifically, the funding will support activities advancing entrepreneurship,...