Project Grant CLSS00000066952

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $1.6 million Project Grant to the Appalachian Regional Commission on September 15, 2022 to complete the project by September 15, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (RDCAP, CFDA #10.890), which supports the USDA Rural Development Innovation Center's partnership with the Rural Cooperative Business Service. The funding will support the Appalachian Regional Commission's delivery of...

This $2,866,160 federal Project Grant awarded on September 29, 2023 by the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services provides funding for the Rural Development Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.890). The grant supports initiatives aimed at reducing persistent poverty, fostering economic development, and improving quality of life in rural communities within the Appalachian region. Key activities include regional economic planning, placemaking projects, and development of rural business...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $10,220,513 Project Grant to the Rural Health Redesign Center Organization, Inc. (RHRCO) on February 1, 2025. This 4-year award (ending January 31, 2029) is funded through the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), which supports economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity building initiatives across the 13-state Appalachian region. Through this Project Grant, RHRCO will deliver a comprehensive program to...

The Bckp Regional Intergovernmental Council (R I C), a U.S. local government entity serving as a Council of Governments for several counties in West Virginia, received a $132,826 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Local Development District Assistance program (CFDA 23.009). This administrative grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will support R I C's regional planning and economic development initiatives across the Appalachian region through...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $124,470 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (Southeast RCAP) to provide technical assistance, training, and financing to support critical infrastructure development, economic growth, and community revitalization projects in rural and disadvantaged communities across the southeastern United States. The 2-year project grant, effective from July...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded Partners For Rural Impact, Inc. a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to provide career and technical education programs, literacy skills instruction, full-service community schools, Promise Neighborhoods implementation, bystander intervention training, Youth Mental Health First Aid, violence prevention curricula, and volunteer management across Kentucky and other rural communities in the Appalachian...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $5,259,250 Project Grant to Backroads Of Appalachia, Inc., a non-profit organization in Kentucky, under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002). The grant supports a range of economic development, workforce training, and community revitalization initiatives in the Appalachian region over the period from March 1, 2025 to February 29, 2028. Key products and services to be delivered include workforce training, job creation, small business...

The Region D Council of Governments, doing business as the High Country Council of Governments, was awarded a $276,000 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development) on December 2, 2024. The award will support community revitalization efforts in North Carolina, with a planned completion date of December 2, 2026. The Appalachian Area Development program aims to strengthen economic development, infrastructure, and community capacity across the...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,800,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Partner Community Capital, Inc. (doing business as Ncif), a non-profit community development financial institution based in West Virginia. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support Ncif's efforts to provide financing, technical assistance, training programs, and capacity building services to underserved communities in the Appalachian region,...

This federal Project Grant award of $271,989 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development program) aims to strengthen organizational capacity and economic development in the Appalachian region. The grant was awarded to Purpose Possible, LLC, a woman-owned small business, on April 1, 2024, with a final completion date of August 31, 2025. The project will support a range of initiatives focused on innovating, partnering, and investing to build community...