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The Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative provides grants to help communities and regions affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain or logistics industries.
ARC prioritizes POWER funding for projects that will produce diverse economic development outcomes, such as the following:
o Diversifying the commercial and industrial bases of local and regional economies
o Creating high-quality, well-paying jobs in new and existing industries
o Attracting new sources of public and private investment
o Providing a range of workforce services and skills training, including paid work-based learning opportunities, resulting in industry-recognized credentials for high-quality, in-demand jobs
o Supporting the expansion of coal technology, including technologies that utilize coal and coal byproducts such as building materials, battery materials, carbon fiber, synthetic graphite, and steelmaking
In addition, it’s important for POWER projects to be collaborative in nature. Successful POWER projects should meet both the following criteria:
• Be specifically aligned with state, local, and/or regional economic development plans
• Be designed collaboratively by a diverse blend of state, local, and regional stakeholders
Letters of Interest must be submitted by 09/12/2025 at 5:00 pm EDT.
Email POWER@arc.gov with questions about the application.
Register for virtual pre-application workshop happening 8/21/2025.
Eligible Organizations
Eligible applicants for ARC’s POWER Initiative include the following:
• Local development districts (LDDs)
• Indian tribes or a consortium of Indian tribes
• States, counties, cities, or other political subdivisions 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
Eligible Project Geography
Projects must serve and benefit 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.
NOSA release date August 12, 2025
Virtual pre-application workshop August 21, 2025.
Letter of intent (LOI) due September 12, 2025 (5 p.m. EDT)
Applications due October 22, 2025 (5 p.m. EDT)
Awards announced Spring 2026
Selected projects begin May 1, 2026
Applicants must demonstrate a cost share (or a “match”) from non-ARC sources:
• Matching funds can be federal or non-federal contributions, or a combination of both. They can be cash or in-kind.
• Matching funds must be allowable under federal grant regulations, 2 CFR 200.306(b). They must help you meet the goals of your proposed POWER project.
• Matching funds must meet the minimum required match amount, which is determined by the ARC classification of the county or counties served by the proposed activity (distressed – 20%; at-risk – 30%; transitional – 50%; competitive – 70%;
and attainment – ineligible).
o Access a table summarizing ARC’s five economic designations and the match requirement for each Appalachian county.
o Use ARC’s match rate calculator to help you determine the required match.
• Matching funds must be confirmed and accessible by March 20, 2026. Applicants whose match is not confirmed by March 20, 2026, are subject to disqualification. ARC reserves the right to disqualify applicants unable to produce timely and adequate
assurance of the available matching funds in form and substance satisfactory to ARC.
The Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative provides grants to help communities and regions affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain or logistics industries.
ARC prioritizes POWER funding for projects that will produce diverse economic development outcomes, such as the following:
o Diversifying the commercial and industrial bases of local and regional economies
o Creating high-quality, well-paying jobs in new and existing industries
o Attracting new sources of public and private investment
o Providing a range of workforce services and skills training, including paid work-based learning opportunities, resulting in industry-recognized credentials for high-quality, in-demand jobs
o Supporting the expansion of coal technology, including technologies that utilize coal and coal byproducts such as building materials, battery materials, carbon fiber, synthetic graphite, and steelmaking
In addition, it’s important for POWER projects to be collaborative in nature. Successful POWER projects should meet both the following criteria:
• Be specifically aligned with state, local, and/or regional economic development plans
• Be designed collaboratively by a diverse blend of state, local, and regional stakeholders
Letters of Interest must be submitted by 09/12/2025 at 5:00 pm EDT.
Email POWER@arc.gov with questions about the application.
Register for virtual pre-application workshop happening 8/21/2025.
Eligible Organizations
Eligible applicants for ARC’s POWER Initiative include the following:
• Local development districts (LDDs)
• Indian tribes or a consortium of Indian tribes
• States, counties, cities, or other political subdivisions 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
Eligible Project Geography
Projects must serve and benefit 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.
Applicants must demonstrate a cost share (or a “match”) from non-ARC sources:
• Matching funds can be federal or non-federal contributions, or a combination of both. They can be cash or in-kind.
• Matching funds must be allowable under federal grant regulations, 2 CFR 200.306(b). They must help you meet the goals of your proposed POWER project.
• Matching funds must meet the minimum required match amount, which is determined by the ARC classification of the county or counties served by the proposed activity (distressed – 20%; at-risk – 30%; transitional – 50%; competitive – 70%;
and attainment – ineligible).
o Access a table summarizing ARC’s five economic designations and the match requirement for each Appalachian county.
o Use ARC’s match rate calculator to help you determine the required match.
• Matching funds must be confirmed and accessible by March 20, 2026. Applicants whose match is not confirmed by March 20, 2026, are subject to disqualification. ARC reserves the right to disqualify applicants unable to produce timely and adequate
assurance of the available matching funds in form and substance satisfactory to ARC.
NOSA release date August 12, 2025
Virtual pre-application workshop August 21, 2025.
Letter of intent (LOI) due September 12, 2025 (5 p.m. EDT)
Applications due October 22, 2025 (5 p.m. EDT)
Awards announced Spring 2026
Selected projects begin May 1, 2026
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The Foundation makes grants to organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati for programs that benefit children in the region in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs.
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This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.
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Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.
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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.
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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.