This is the largest award in Erie County. The funding will provide technical assistance and capacity building to advance transformational economic development projects across the county.
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) last week awarded nearly $54 million to 64 projects in 217 counties through its POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative, which directs federal resources to economic diversification projects in Appalachian communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries. This is the largest single POWER awards package to date since the initiative launched in 2015.
The University of Pikeville’s dental college and Big Sandy Community and Technical College’s nursing program will receive a total of $3 million in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER
Steubenville’s Grand Theater restoration efforts took a giant step toward the finish line this week when organizers learned they had received a $1.5 million Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. The money “will be spent trying to get the auditorium finished, perhaps painted as well,” said Scott […]