The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $2,046,936 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Kentucky Community And Technical College System (KCTCS), doing business as Southeast Kentucky Community And Technical College (SKCTC). This 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2027, will support SKCTC's efforts to provide workforce training, career and technical education, and community development initiatives across...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $2,645,073 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) to support career and technical education initiatives at its Big Sandy Community and Technical College campus. The grant funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, will enable the college to establish coaching/advising centers to improve student success, provide...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded Hazard Community and Technical College, a sub-awardee of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System, a $1,250,000 Project Grant (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development) to provide adult education programs, academic instruction, workforce training, career planning, and other support services to students and residents in the Appalachian region of Kentucky. The award aims to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity...
This $2,041,823 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) will fund a workforce training initiative by the Foundation For Appalachian Kentucky Inc. The project aims to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity in the Appalachian region. Specifically, it will support diverse economic development strategies, including workforce training, entrepreneurship support, agricultural development,...
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 (ARC) awarded a $626,000 Project Grant to Dream Coalition, Inc. under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to support workforce training initiatives in Kentucky. The funding will be used over a 2-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025 to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity in the Appalachian region through workforce development activities. The Appalachian Area Development program aims to invest in...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $625,068 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Kentucky Dataseam Initiative Inc., doing business as Dataseam, with a period of performance from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025. The grant funding enables Dataseam, a non-profit organization focused on workforce development and technology access in the Appalachian region, to work with up to 25 Kentucky K-12 school systems across 20 eastern Kentucky...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $499,809 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the University of Tennessee for a community infrastructure project. The award aims to support workforce training, community infrastructure improvements, and regional economic development initiatives in the Appalachian region. The project includes two sub-awards: one to the Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc. (dba Kentucky Environmental Foundation) to...
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...
This $266,598 federal Project Grant was awarded on January 2, 2025 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant was awarded to Kent State University in Ohio to support career and technical education initiatives within the Appalachian region. The funding will be used by Kent State University to deliver a range of workforce training, community infrastructure improvements, business development, and career/technical education...