Appalachian Regional Commission

Recent BAMR reports provided information indicating progress in 32 of 73 grants identified in Report 14-42 including completion in several cases, construction in progress and updated intentions to proceed in other cases and one de-obligation of $300,000

This report identifies seven grants for follow-up based on limited reported disbursements and 12 grants with expired performance periods and ARC balances.

The City of West Point is a small city in Clay County, MS, an ARC designated distressed county. West Point and Clay county have struggled economically since the closure of West Point's Sara Lee Corporation facility in 2007, which resulted in a loss of 2,000 jobs.

Mid-Ohio Regional Planning and Development Council (MOVRC) undertakes planning activities in response to the needs of its members governments and its constituents or through opportunities that staff brings to the local level.

The city of Travelers Rest is a small, mostly rural city in Northern Greenville County, SC. In an effort to revitalize the downtown section of Travelers Rest and attract businesses and people to the area, the grantee sought ARC funding to support the construction of a new Performing Arts and...

We performed an assessment of the use of purchase cards in FY2014 to determine whether there were safeguards and internal controls in place to reduce the potential risk of Illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and payments, and to evaluate the implementation of the policies and procedures in...

These Statements contain substantial information about the economic conditions in the applicable Appalachian Region and identify many objectives and strategies in line with the four ARC goals

Resource centers work with schools, economic development and workforce development agencies in Appalachia implementing programs focused on post secondary education attainment.

The attached report recommends updating of the 1998 MOU and consideration of the issues noted by RDS and ARC representatives

The SW North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission is the council of government multi-county planning district covering the western most part of the state, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.