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THE APPALACHIAN REGION The Appalachian Region includes all of West Virginia and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The Region is home to more than 25 million people and covers 420 counties and almost 205,000 square miles. About the Appalachian Region
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 NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTSARC Seeks Proposals for Program Evaluation of Job Creation and Retention Projects
ARC invites proposals from researchers and consultants to conduct a major program evaluation of its non-infrastructure job creation and retention projects funded in fiscal years 2004 through 2010. The evaluation's primary goal is to determine the extent to which non-infrastructure job creation and retention projects have contributed to the attainment of ARC's economic development objectives. Proposals are due on or before November 28, 2012. Request for proposals Two Grant Opportunities Available to Local Diabetes Coalitions in Appalachia
The Appalachian Diabetes Control and Translation Project, a partnership between ARC, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Marshall University's Center for Rural Health, is soliciting applications from new and existing local diabetes coalitions for two funding opportunities. Applications are due November 16. News brief ARC Releases 2012 ADHS Cost-to-Complete Report Summary
The 2012 Appalachian Development Highway System cost-to-complete report executive summary provides updated information on the system's completion status and the estimated cost of completing ADHS corridors in the Appalachian states. The full study will be released later this fall. Read the executive summary (PDF: 1.25 MB) ARC and West Virginia Address Diabetes Prevention Efforts
On October 10, ARC and the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health convened a roundtable discussion in Charleston, West Virginia, to address the state's diabetes challenges and prevention efforts. ARC Federal Co-Chair Earl Gohl and West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller examined the topic of diabetes prevention further in an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette. Read op-ed Legislative Update: President Obama Signs Legislation Continuing Government Funding, Extending ARC Nonhighway Programs, through March 27, 2013
Signed into law September 28, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, provides funding for most agencies—including ARC—at the fiscal year 2012 level, plus an across-the-board increase of 0.612 percent. The law also extends authorization of ARC's nonhighway programs through March 27. Legislative update ARC Announces Support for Creation of Five New Angel Investment Funds in the Appalachian Region
The Commission will provide funding and technical assistance to help create five new angel investment funds that will invest in small businesses in Appalachia. Press release 
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Serving 51 local governments, the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission supports development efforts in the fast-growing Georgia Mountains Region. The region, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, has a thriving tourism industry and has built a diversified economic base. Feature article |
UPCOMING EVENTSAppalachian Health Policy Advisory Council Meeting Global Appalachia Workshop ARC Tourism Advisory Council Meeting |
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