Opportunities

The Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative targets federal resources to help communities and regions that have been affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries due to the changing economics of America’s energy production.

ARC’s Area Development program relies on a flexible “bottom up” approach to economic development, empowering Appalachian communities to work with their state governments to design impactful investment opportunities supporting our mission and investment priorities.

Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) is ARC’s multi-state initiative that aims to drive large-scale, regional economic transformation through collaborative projects. With the additional funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), ARC launched ARISE to strengthen Appalachian business and industry, and to grow and support the development of new opportunities across multiple states.

RCAP oversees a number of environment-focused technical assistance and training programs as part of its mission to help rural and tribal communities build resilience, sustainability and improve quality of life. Through these efforts, RCAP builds local capacity to ensure these small, rural and tribal communities have safe, affordable and reliable access to drinking water, wastewater and solid waste disposal to protect public and environmental health. This key infrastructure is the foundation on which these communities can then build to more broadly innovate and thrive.

What does this program do?

The program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.

It provides grants to very-low and low-income homeowners to repair homes damaged in a Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Presidentially Declared Disaster Area. To determine your eligibility, review the list of Presidentially Declared Disasters by State and County. This list is subject to change.