Identifying the strengths found in Appalachia, and leveraging

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Identifying the strengths found in Appalachia,
and leveraging these strengths into economic
opportunity. ARC will identify best
practice, forge linkages with institutional
partners, provide technical assistance to
communities, and finance asset based
development efforts.
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• ARC will support projects that demonstrate
  potential for
• generating new revenue streams and creating jobs.
• 3 million to ABD and Telecom
• Allocated by State
• Guidelines released

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• Cultural Assets
• Natural Assets
• Community / Leadership Assets
• Structural Assets

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• Roadmap
• Asset Mapping
• Strategic planning
• Education and Training
• Financing
• Marketing (not general promotion)

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• ARC will support projects that demonstrate
  potential for
• generating new revenue streams and creating jobs.
• 3 million to ABD and Telecom
• Allocated by State contact state ARC Office
• Guidelines released

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This grants competition is designed to assist
communities in leveraging their cultural,
natural, community, and structural assets to
build strong and sustainable economies.
250,000 in funds Up to 50,000 per award 5
10 grants issued
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• Does not fill gaps or provide amenities
• (No support for local ballets, water or sewer
  lines, and
• studies for access roads)
• No studies or plans.
• Casinos and other gaming activities excluded.

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Activities should result in the creation of new
jobs or businesses Development of a historic
facility into a revenue-generating
entity. Promotion of arts, culture, and
heritage products or businesses.
Positioning of communities as "gateways,
Creation of technical assistance, training, or
financing programs. Transformation of a
perceived liability into an asset.
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• Feasibility of proposal
• Capability of applicant
• Level of community support
• Articulation of clear, measurable outcomes
• Sustainability of effort
• Distressed counties and communities

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• Selection Committee recommendations to ARC
• ARC Co-Chair Committee - final award decision

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• Asheville, North Carolina, April 1112,
  2005Building Creative Communities
• Asset-Based Economic Development Conference
• Altoona, Pennsylvania, April 2526, 2005Assets
  to Opportunities
• Cultivating Your Region's Existing Resources
• Visit www.arc.gov/news

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• American Planning AssociationDowntown
  renewalArts Business InstituteCreative
  economies The Conservation FundEnvironmental
  stewardship Handmade InstituteCreative economies
  National Endowment for the Arts National
  Geographic Society Sustainable Tourism
  Resource Center National Trust for Historic
  Preservation National Park Service, National
  Heritage Area program Scientific Certification
  Systems
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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• Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway
  Communities, by Howe, McMahon, and Propst
• Rise of the Creative Class and How It's
  Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and
  Everyday Life, by Richard Florida
• Rural Sustainable Development in America, by
  Ivonne Audirac, ed.
• Appalachia Turning Assets into Opportunities,
  The Appalachian Regional Commission

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• ARC-NEA partnership
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Southern Arts Federation
• Planning workshops provided to 4 communities
• 2-day workshops
• community teams
• strategic plans developed TA provided
• only Distressed Communities eligible

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• Announcement Date October 14, 2004RFP Opening
  Date December 31, 2004RFP Closing Date May 31,
  2005Selections Announced June 30, 2005
• www.arc.gov/news

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