Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) (Pennsylvania)

 
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    CFDA#

    None
     

    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED)

    Summary

    The Appalachian Region, as defined in ARC's authorizing legislation, is a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.


    Each year in Pennsylvania, ARC provides funding for numerous projects in the Appalachian Region in a wide range of program areas. The projects funded in the program areas create thousands of new jobs, improve local water and sewer systems, increase school readiness, expand access to health care, assist local communities with strategic planning and provide technical and managerial assistance to emerging businesses.

     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    The state will look favorably at projects where there are new business start-ups and job creation and at those projects that will enhance the community and economic vitality of the state. When approving a particular project, the state will also consider whether the project will improve, on a continuing rather than a temporary basis, the opportunities for employment and the average level of income or economic and social development of the area served by the project.


    The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awards grants and contracts from funds appropriated to the Commission annually by Congress. ARC funds are leveraged with other federal, state and local money to provide a broad array of small business assistance to the Appalachian region. The priorities for investment of ARC resources are determined essentially to accomplish five long-term strategic goals for Pennsylvania's economy:

    • GOAL 1: Economic Opportunities
    • GOAL 2: Ready Workforce
    • GOAL 3: Critical Infrastructure
    • GOAL 4: Natural and Cultural Assets
    • GOAL 5: Leadership and Community Capacity


    Contacts

    Center for Strategic Partnerships

    Center for Strategic Partnerships
    400 North Street, 4th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
    (717) 214-5395
     

  • Eligibility Details

    1. Technical assistance projects that:
    • Provide services to a community or region to enhance business development
      • Meet the criteria for immediate, permanent job creation/retention or strategic plan implementation
    1. Construction and infrastructure development Including site preparation, water, sewer, broadband, or other needed improvements.
    2. Industrial site development
    3. Local access road (only road construction-related activities)
    4. Local government assistance projects providing for service consolidation, management assistance or any other arrangements directed to more effective delivery of programs and services.
    5. Acquisition and development business incubator or multi-tenant facilities
    6. Destination or asset-based tourism
    7. Not-for-profit entities


    Deadline Details

    The application process begins with submission of a Project Summary to the appropriate Local Development District or directly to the Center for Strategic Partnerships at (717) 214-5395. Following a review of the Project Summary, a request for a complete application may be issued.

    Award Details

    Individual award amounts vary. Cost sharing/matching of 50% the total award is required. Projects located in ARC-designated distressed counties may decrease that cost sharing/matching requirement to 20%. Similarly, projects in ARC-designated at-risk counties may decrease cost sharing/matching requirements to 30%.

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