To create opportunities for self-sustaining economic
development and an improved quality of life for the people of Appalachia
through joint Federal-State-local efforts; to stimulate investments in public
services and facilities that will attract private sector investments and
result in accelerated social and economic development; to help establish a set
of institutions capable of permanently directing the long-term development of
the Region; and on a joint Federal-State-local basis, to develop comprehensive
plans and programs to help accomplish the overall objectives of Appalachian
development.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Appalachian funds enable the States and local areas to develop networks of
facilities and services. Individual programs following this description
illustrate the types of investments that can be made. In considering programs
and projects to be given assistance under this Act, and in establishing a
priority ranking of the requests for assistance presented to the Commission
(ARC), the ARC follows procedures insuring consideration of the following
factors: (1) The relationship of the project or class of projects to overall
regional development, including its location in an area determined by the
State as having a significant potential for growth; (2) the population and
area to be served including the relative per capita income and the
unemployment rates in the area; (3) the relative financial resources available
to the State or political subdivision or instrumentalities thereof which seek
to undertake the project; (4) the importance of the project or class of
projects in relation to other activities which may compete for the same funds;
(5) the prospects that the project for which assistance is sought will improve
the opportunities for sustained employment, the income growth, or the economic
and social development of the area; and (6) the degree and manner of private
sector involvement. No financial assistance can be used to assist
establishments relocating from one area to another. Each State is required to
file a State Appalachian development plan, appraising prospects for
development in its Appalachian area and relating to them a strategic program
for which Appalachian funding is requested in that year. Once an application
is submitted for the individual projects and given final approval, the grant
is administered either by the basic Federal agency involved in that type of
program or directly by the ARC. The counties (including any political
subdivision located within such area)in which investment under the Appalachian
Act (40 App. U.S.C.A. 403) can be made are: in Alabama, the counties of Bibb,
Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa,
Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson,
Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall,
Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, Saint Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa,
Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston; in Georgia, the counties of Banks, Barrow,
Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, Elbert,
Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Gwinnet, Habersham, Hall,
Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Pickens,
Polk, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield; in
Kentucky, the counties of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Casey,
Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard,
Green, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee,
Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee,
Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle,
Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe; in Maryland, the counties of
Allegany, Garrett, and Washington; in Mississippi, the counties of Alcorn,
Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, Lowndes,
Marshall, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo,
Union, Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha; in New York, the counties of Allegany,
Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqa, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego,
Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins; in North Carolina, the
counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell,
Cherokee, Clay, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell,
Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain,
Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey; in Ohio, the counties of
Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton,
Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson,
Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Ross, Scioto,
Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington; in Pennsylvania, the counties of
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria,
Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford,
Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson,
Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin,
Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder,
Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington,
Wayne, Westmoreland, and Wyoming; in South Carolina, the counties of Anderson,
Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg; in Tennessee, the
counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter,
Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin,
Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson,
Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe,
Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putman, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier,
Smith, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and White; in
Virginia, the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan,
Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Garyson, Highland, Lee, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and
Wythe; all the counties of West Virginia.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: States, and through the
States, public bodies and private nonprofit organizations. All proposed
projects must meet the requirements of the State Appalachian plan and the
annual State strategy statement and investment program, all of which must be
approved annually by the Commission.
Beneficiary Eligibility: General public.
Credentials/Documentation: (See individual
Appalachian program descriptions.)
Pre-application Coordination: General Nature and
Administration of Appalachian Regional Development Program. The Appalachian
Regional Development program is a joint Federal-State partnership for the
development of the Appalachian region. Responsibility for the development of
plans and programs authorized under the Act is vested in the ARC, composed of
the 13 State Governors (who may appoint alternates) and a Federal Co-Chairman.
General policies and procedures, and the allocation of Appalachian funds among
the various programs and States are established by the ARC. Application for
assistance may only be made through a State member of the ARC. The State
Alternate's Offices are the coordinators for the Governors for Appalachian
investments. Pre-application conferences can determine within a few weeks if
the project conforms to the State Appalachian Development Plan. The
appropriate local development district director should be the first contact.
The State Alternate's Offices will provide guidance on specific problems and
technical assistance in the preparation of applications. (See individual
Appalachian program descriptions.) This program is excluded from coverage
under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Applications for
individual projects must be submitted through and with the approval of the
State Alternate to the Appalachian Regional Commission (listed in the
appendix). (See individual Appalachian program description.)
Award Procedure: Upon receipt of project
applications approved by the State, the Federal Co-Chairman determines that
the project satisfies all requirements for assistance under the Act and
approves the application. If a basic Federal agency will administer the
project, it is then notified and will disburse funds when appropriate. The ARC
notifies Congressional offices and the office of the Governor of grant awards.
(See individual Appalachian program descriptions.)
Deadlines: (See individual Appalachian Program
descriptions.)
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: (See
individual Appalachian program descriptions.)
Appeals: There are no appeal procedures as such,
project review allows for full and free interchange with applicants.
Renewals: Generally renewals are not applicable
except for administrative expenses, including technical services, of local
development districts (23.009).
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: See individual
Appalachian program descriptions. This program has maintenance of effort (MOE)
requirements; see funding agency for further details.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not
applicable except for operating assistance beyond start-up and the first year
of operation.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Reporting and performance monitoring as
required by the basic Federal agency or ARC for those programs directly
administered by the Commission. The Commission requires semi-annual reports of
local development districts and annual reports on housing and technical
assistance grants. (See individual Appalachian program descriptions.)
Audits: Audits are required by the basic Federal
agency and the Commission. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular
No. A-133 Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments,
and Non- Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial
assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that
expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal
audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records: Records generally are required by the
basic Federal agency, but see local development districts (23.009), and
research, technical assistance and demonstration (23.011).
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 46-0200-0-1-452.
Obligations: See individual ARC programs.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not
applicable.
See individual Appalachian programs for output information.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
"The Appalachian Regional Commission Code" (limited distribution);
"Appalachian Regional Commission Project Guidelines" (limited
distribution); A Report to Congress from the Appalachian Governors; applicable
State Appalachian Plans and Guidelines; "Appalachia"- a Journal
devoted to the special problems of regional development; Annual Reports, no
charge.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: See Appendix IV of the
Catalog.
Headquarters Office: Inquiries and proposals for
projects should be submitted to the Appalachian State office designated by the
Governor. See address appendix. Address other inquiries to: Executive
Director, Appalachian Regional Commission, 1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20235. Telephone: (202) 884-7700. Use the same number for FTS.
