Appalachian Regional Commission Grants to Help Communities Affected by Coal Mining Job Loss
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is announcing that nine Pennsylvania entities will receive $8.197 million in POWER grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Grantee projects include broadband deployment, workforce substance abuse recovery and other regional development purposes. Casey advocated directly for the Clarion County, Gannon University and Outreach Center of Community Resources projects.
“We can’t build back better if we do not support rural communities that are too often left behind,” said Senator Casey. “Expanding broadband is a game-changer for local economies and essential for our children, who rely on the internet for homework assignments in an increasingly online world. These grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission will help communities across Pennsylvania to stay connected. Now it is up to Congress to pass the Build Back Better Budget to do the same for communities across the Nation.”
Recipient |
Funding Amount |
Project |
|---|---|---|
| Green County Commissioners | $2,500,000 | Broadband deployment |
| Ben Franklin Center of Central Pennsylvania | $1,500,000 | Business technical assistance in the PA Wilds region |
| Gannon University | $1,499,895 | Institute for Health and Cyber Knowledge |
| Clarion County | $1,096,125 | Broadband deployment |
| Bedford County | $745,580 | Broadband deployment |
| Outreach Center of Community Resources | $705,477 | For the workforce substance abuse recovery ecosystem |
| Carbon County Commissioners | $50,000 | Broadband feasibility study |
| In-2-Market | $50,000 | Development of an integrated regional manufacturing system |
| Pennsylvania Environmental Council | $50,000 | Connectivity assessment of the Northeast PA trails |
ARC’s POWER (Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization) Initiative delivers federal resources to communities and regions affected by job losses in coal mining and related industries. POWER grants support efforts to create a more vibrant economic future for coal-impacted communities.
