Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) is a new ARC initiative that aims to drive large-scale, regional economic transformation through multi-state collaborative projects across Appalachia.
Donor Name: Appalachian Regional Commission
States: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and all of West Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Details
ARISE rests on the observation that significant economic opportunities often reach across state lines and that achieving the maximum economic impact from these can demand a multistate approach. Industry clusters may exist in adjacent states, or they may reach broadly across states that are not contiguous. For example, according to analysis of the American Community Survey (2015-2019 ARC Chartbook), a higher percentage of the Region’s workers commute to a workplace that’s outside of their state of residence: 4.5%, compared to 3.7% for the U.S. as a whole. ARISE recognizes that helping Appalachia achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation as a whole requires strategies that can yield truly regional impacts. A multistate approach can enable ARC states acting collectively to realize economic advantages that are greater than the states acting individually.
Eligible Geography
Projects must serve and benefit, at a minimum, two (2) states within a portion of the Appalachian Region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Development Act (ARDA) of 1965, as amended. The Appalachian Region includes certain counties in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and all of West Virginia.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for ARC’s ARISE planning grant and implementation grant program are the following:
Eligible Organizations
- Local development districts (LDDs);
- Indian Tribes or a consortium of Indian Tribes;
- States, counties, cities, or other political subdivision of a state, including a special purpose unit of a state or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions;
- Institutions of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education;
- Public or private nonprofit organizations or associations.
For more information, visit Appalachian Regional Commission.