About ARC
Area Development Program
ARC's Area Development Program seeks to augment the Highway Program and bring more of Appalachia's people into America's economic mainstream. At least half of ARC's area development grant funding is directed to projects that benefit counties and areas in the Appalachian Region designated by ARC as economically distressed.
The focus of the area development program is on
- promoting a diversified regional economy through strategies that help communities create and retain businesses and jobs;
- helping communities develop an educated, skilled workforce and create access to affordable, quality health care; and
- supporting the development and improvement of infrastructure, including water and sewer services, and the development and use of Internet access.
Special Activities in Area Development
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