This $646,000 Project Grant was awarded on January 1, 2024 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under its Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Pennsylvania Wilds Center For Entrepreneurship, Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant funding will provide business technical assistance to support economic development, entrepreneurship, and tourism in the Pennsylvania Wilds region. The Center's work aims to grow nature tourism, diversify local economies, inspire stewardship, and improve quality of life in the area. This grant supplements other recent federal awards to the organization, including a $1.8 million grant in October 2023 for arts, culture, and tourism development, and a $500,000 grant in December 2021 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to support the outdoor recreation industry cluster.
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