Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Workshop
Date and Time
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
July 13, 2017, 10 AM - 3 PM
Location
Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Board Room
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Fees/Admission
No registration fee, but please pre-register by emailing Annaka Woodruff by July 7, 2017. Include your name, organization, and the number attending in your email.
Contact Information
Annaka Woodruff
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Description
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs – Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) invests funds in community and economic development activities in the 37-county Georgia ARC region.
Attend an applicants workshop to learn the specifics of successful applications, innovations across the 13-state ARC region, and successes and best practices in Georgia. DCA has made changes in the application deadlines, pre-application process and funding limits in 2017, so plan to attend to learn what’s new.
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – July 13, 2017
Georgia Department of Community Affairs – Board Room
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
ARC’s five goals for investment include:- Creating economic opportunity through entrepreneur assistance and business development strategies
- Promoting a ready workforce by improving the education, knowledge, skills, and health of residents to work and succeed in Appalachia.
- Investing in critical infrastructure; especially broadband; transportation, including the Appalachian Development Highway System; and water/wastewater systems.
- Strengthening Appalachia’s community and economic development potential by leveraging the Region's natural and cultural heritage assets.
- Building the capacity and skills of current and next-generation leaders and organizations to innovate, collaborate, and advance community and economic development.
- Local governments
- Registered economic/industrial development, downtown development, hospital and other authorities in Georgia
- Educational institutions
- Healthcare institutions
- Non-profit organizations
Printed courtesy of www.cartersvillechamber.com/ – Contact the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce for more information.
PO Box 307, Cartersville, GA 30120 – (770) 382-1466 – reception@cartersvillechamber.com