Summary of Federal Project Grant Award

Attalla City Schools received a $558,700 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2028. The award funds workforce training activities designed to enhance resident education and workforce skills in the Appalachian region, aligning with ARC's strategic objective to increase the education, knowledge, and skills of residents to work and succeed in Appalachia. As a K-12 educational institution located in Attalla, Alabama, the school district will leverage this funding to develop and deliver workforce training initiatives that support economic competitiveness and self-sustaining development within the designated Appalachian region.

The Appalachian Area Development program focuses on regional economic development across 13 states, with workforce training and career and technical education initiatives representing a key funding category. Attalla City Schools' award reflects the program's emphasis on building human capital and educational capacity in distressed Appalachian areas, complementing the district's existing federal portfolio addressing special education, English language learner services, career and technical education, and professional development. The three-year project period allows the district to implement sustained workforce development programming that builds educator capacity and expands educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged student populations within its service area.