BECKLEY, W.Va. – Southern West Virginia is going to see part of a thirty-three-point-five-million-dollar Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant to help with disaster recovery, cybersecurity training and industry expansion.
ARC Director, Gayle Manchin, making the announcement Tuesday at The Tamarack, said it is the largest award to date for the Appalachian regional initiative for stronger economies yet, bringing together one-hundred-forty-five partners across all thirteen Appalachian states.
Of that thirty-three-point-five-million dollars, a ten-million-dollar grant will build a multi-state network for home repair and disaster response and recovery, that is critical for current and future recovery from storm damages.
“It makes sure that we have everyone involved that we need to have involved. At a community level you need your elected officials, you need your education community all knowing that it takes them working together to make something good happen” Manchin said.
With support from the bipartisan infrastructure law, ARC has now invested one-hundred-twenty-one-point-eight-million dollars in 46 “ARISE” projects. It supports the development of new economic opportunities across all thirteen Appalachian states.
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