Legislative Update: $165 Million for ARC is Included in the Final Conference Report for the FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations Act

$165 million for ARC is included in the final Conference Report for the Fiscal Year 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations Act which passed both houses of Congress this week. This is the largest appropriation for ARC's nonhighway work in the agency's history.

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July 24, 2018

New Research and Website Highlight Health in Appalachia

Three new resources released by ARC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky offer a fresh approach to understanding health in Appalachia by focusing on community strengths and identifying local factors supporting a Culture of Health. The resources include case studies of ten “Bright Spot”…

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June 25, 2018

Legislative Update: Senate, House Approve FY 2019 Appropriations Bills Containing ARC Funding

Both bills provide $155 million for ARC’s nonhighway programs, including $50 million for the POWER Initiative to help Appalachian communities adversely impacted by changes in the coal industry and power sector.

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May 24, 2018

Legislative Update: Senate, House Appropriations Committees Approve FY 2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bills Containing ARC Funding

Each of the appropriations bills provides a total of $155 million for ARC’s nonhighway programs, including $50 million for the POWER Initiative to help Appalachian communities adversely impacted by changes in the coal industry and power sector.

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April 3, 2018

Tim Thomas Sworn in as Twelfth ARC Federal Co-Chair

Sworn into the post on April 3, 2018, Thomas has more than 20 years’ experience working in Kentucky’s public and private sectors on infrastructure, workforce training, and regulatory issues.

• Federal Update

March 23, 2018

Legislative Update: FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation Includes $155 Million for ARC

Signed by President Trump on March 23, the omnibus bill provides the highest level of funding for ARC’s nonhighway programs in the agency’s history.

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March 20, 2018

New Data Visualization Tool Enables In-Depth, County-by-County Look at Impact of Opioid Epidemic in Appalachian Region

Developed by NORC at the University of Chicago and ARC, the Appalachian Overdose Mapping Tool integrates overdose mortality rates for Appalachia's 420 counties with data on socioeconomic factors including unemployment, poverty, disability, and others.

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February 27, 2018

Appalachian Regional Commission Releases FY 2017 State-by-State Investment Overview

In February 2018, ARC released a state-by-state overview of the Commission’s fiscal year 2017 economic development investments in the Appalachian Region. The overview includes 13 state investment fact sheets, as well as a companion fact sheet outlining ARC’s regional investments during the fiscal year.

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February 9, 2018

Legislative Update: Continuing Resolution Extends Government Funding through March 23

Signed by the president on February 9, the legislation continues agency funding, including ARC’s, at the FY 2017 level, minus a small across-the-board reduction. It also sets overall budget numbers to guide the congressional appropriations committees in drafting an omnibus appropriations bill for the rest of FY 2018.

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February 1, 2018

Appalachian Regional Commission Issues Request for Proposals to Help Appalachia’s Coal-Impacted Communities Diversify and Grow Local Economies

On February 1, ARC issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 2018 POWER Initiative funding to help Appalachia's coal-impacted communities create a more vibrant economic future. The Commission is making up to $20 million available through the RFP.

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January 25, 2018

Appalachian Regional Commission Announces Research Series Examining the Impacts of Declining Coal Production on the Region’s Economy

The January 2018 research series An Economic Analysis of the Appalachian Coal Industry Ecosystem is the first comprehensive assessment of current and potential effects the changing coal industry can have on the Appalachian Region. The series' five reports explore some of the current and future economic effects of declining coal…

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January 23, 2018

Legislative Update: Continuing Resolution Extends Government Funding through February 8

Signed January 23, the legislation continues ARC's funding at the FY 2017 level, minus a small across-the-board reduction. Commission programs and activities funded through the legislation are the same as those funded through the agency’s FY 2017 appropriation.

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January 11, 2018

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant Named 2018 Appalachian Regional Commission States’ Co-Chair

Chosen by his fellow Appalachian governors to serve as the Commission's 2018 states' co-chair, Bryant will work directly with the ARC federal co-chair in this leadership role to continue the agency's commitment to economic growth in the 13-state Appalachian Region.

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January 8, 2018

President Trump Nominates Tim Thomas to Serve as ARC Federal Co-Chair

Announced January 4, Thomas' nomination was referred to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on January 8 for consideration and review.

• Federal Update

December 21, 2017

Legislative Update: Continuing Resolution Extends Government Funding through January 19

Signed December 22, the legislation continues ARC's funding at the FY 2017 level, minus a small across-the-board reduction. Commission programs and activities funded through the legislation are the same as those funded through the agency’s FY 2017 appropriation.

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