Governor Announces Appalachian Regional Commission Grants
Friday, October 16, 2009 |
Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774
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“This program creates new opportunities for
The Commission is a partnership of the governors of the 13 Appalachian States and a presidential appointee representing the federal government. The program encourages grassroots participation. Potential applicants are encouraged to work through the six Regional Development Centers in North Georgia to develop projects.
Recipients include communities from Bartow, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Jackson, Pickens and Polk counties.
There are four goal areas that potential projects should relate to including increased job opportunities and per capita income in the Appalachian region, strengthen the region’s capacity to compete in the global economy, develop and improve infrastructure to make the region economically competitive and build the Appalachian Development Highway System to reduce Appalachia's isolation.
Potential projects must be consistent with the priorities identified in the Governor's annual Strategy Statement and should contribute to an economic development strategy.
The program provides matching grants to the 37-county Appalachian region of
For more information on ARC, please visit www.arc.gov.
A list of the grants is below:
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Grants
City of
- $24,690 for the Shields Ethridge Heritage Farm Wayside Exhibit project
City of
- $35,000 for the Lake Sidney Lanier Economic Impact Analysis project
- $506,515 for the Calvary Church Road Local Access Road project
City of
- $100,000 for the Bartow County Civic Center AV project
City of
- $300,000 for a City of
City of
- $25,000 for the Historic Gordon Lee Mansion Renovation project
City of
- $300,000 for a Sewer System Improvement project
City of
- $300,000 for a Water System Expansion project
- $15,000 for the Regional Historic Buildings Survey project
- $200,000 for the Regional Geographic Information System project
- $40,000 for the
- $493,485 for a Hart County Gateway II Industrial Park Local Access Road project
- $300,000 for a Hart County Southwest Water Expansion project
City of
- $300,000 for a Water Storage Tank project
City of
- $200,000 for the Sewer System Improvements project
- $59,000 for the
- $365,000 for the
City of
- $300,000 for a Water Treatment System Improvement project
- $40,000 for the Gordon Ready for our Wake Up anti-substance abuse project
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