County Economic Status in Appalachia, FY 2005

This maps shows ARC’s economic classification of the 410 counties in the Appalachian Region for FY 2005 (October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005).

• Economic Status

High School Completion Rates in Appalachia, 2009–2013

This map shows the high school completion rate of persons ages 25 and over in each of the ARC counties.

• Education

Substance Abuse Grant Opportunity

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The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey

This study examines state- and county-level data on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing, education, labor force, employment, income and poverty, health insurance, disability status, migration, and veteran status for the 13 Appalachian states.

• Research Report

• Fact Sheet

• Socioeconomic Analysis

Federal HBCU Competitiveness Strategy

To successfully implement Executive Order 13779, The White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the White House Domestic Policy Council, the Initiative and federal agency partners convened to explore how the federal sector can best expand the overall impact of HBCUs on the…

• Education

Ohio

John Carey

John Carey was appointed Director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia by GovernorMike DeWine in February 2019. John Carey served as the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education from2013 – 2018. As Chancellor he worked to align higher education programs with Ohio’s jobcreation and workforce…

Pike, Kentucky

Pikeville, KY: New Wastewater Technology Supports a Growth Mindset 

Building Appalachia’s infrastructure has been an ARC investment priority for 58 years, especially the development and maintenance of basic infrastructure systems for water, sewer, energy, and stormwater. ARC’s Area Development Program invested $66.8 million in water and sewer projects alone in Fiscal Year 2022.

• Coal-Impacted Communities
• Community Infrastructure

Virtual Event: Obsolete & Unsafe Low-Head Dams of Appalachia

October 26, 2022, 6:00 AM - October 26, 2022, 7:30 AM

The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) are bringing together state regulators responsible for dam safety and removal, and economic development professionals for a workshop to discuss best practices from Pennsylvania’s nation-leading dam removal programs and to share ideas across participating states for how to remove…

• Community Infrastructure
• Tourism Development

• Webinar

• Basic Infrastructure
• Economic Development
• Tourism

Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy

ARC’s Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) is a learning experience designed to cultivate creativity and develop skills for entrepreneurial success for high school students across the Appalachian Region.

Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellows

Class of 2023-2024 Meet the current Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellows. Watch the Class of 2023-2024’s recap video here. The current class of 40 fellows represent a spectrum of sectors and experiences from across Appalachia’s 13 states. Each fellow brings a unique perspective on the Region’s diverse economic developmental challenges, opportunities,…

Appalachian Regional Commission Seeks Applicants Addressing Substance Use Disorder Recovery-to-Work Efforts

$10 million available for ARC INSPIRE Initiative Grants to Help Appalachian Communities and Economies Thrive WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2022 — Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a federal-state partnership working to strengthen economic growth and community development in 13 Appalachian states, issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its …

Links to the Future: The Role of Information and Telecommunications Technology in Appalachian Economic Development

This report documents the status of information, computing, and telecommunications technologies in the Appalachian Region.

• Telecommunications: Information Age Appalachia

• Research Report

• Broadband and Telecom

Ohio

Ohio Strategy Statement

• Strategy

Gloria Baca

Unemployment Rates in Appalachia, 2017

This map shows the unemployment rate in each of the ARC counties.

• Unemployment