The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
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. Significant economic opportunities often reach across state lines, and achieving the maximum economic impact from such opportunities is facilitated by a multi-state approach. For example, industry clusters may exist in adjacent states, or they may reach broadly across states that are not contiguous. ARISE recognizes that helping Appalachia achieve socioeconomic parity with the nation requires strategies that can yield regional impacts. A multi-state approach can enable ARC states acting collectively to realize economic advantages that are greater than the states acting individually. Through carefully crafted planning grants and transformational implementation grants, ARISE will foster creative collaboration across state lines to produce a more robust and sustainable regional economy
Attend webinars. Submit project summary then pre-application. Email arise@arc.gov with questions.
Projects must serve and benefit, at a minimum, two states within a portion of the Appalachian Region as defined by the Appalachian Regional Development Act (ARDA) of 1965, as amended. If projects extend beyond the Appalachian Region, only the portion that falls within the Region is eligible for ARC funding.
There must be at least two eligible organizations collaborating across more than one
Appalachian Region state. There must be at least one partner from each state included in the
project, and one of those partners must be identified as the lead applicant.
September 25, 2025 (11:00 a.m. ET) - Application Process Webinar
October 28, 2025 (11:00 a.m. ET) - Designing Multi-State Projects: Best Practices Webinar
Prior to submitting pre-application - submit project summary via website
December 5, 2025 (5 p.m. ET) - Pre-applications due
May 15, 2026 (5 p.m. ET) - Full applications due (invitation only)
Summer 2026 - Awards announced
September 1, 2026 - Selected projects begin no sooner than this date
Cost share/match is required rate is dependent upon location and type of project.