The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced the launch of READY Local Governments, one of four tailored tracks under ARC’s capacity-building initiative, READY Appalachia.
Donor Name: Appalachian Regional Commission
State: Selected States
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 02/29/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
READY Local Governments offers no-cost training and funding (no match required) to help local government officials better identify, secure, manage, and implement federally funded projects.
READY Appalachia is an ARC community-capacity building initiative for nonprofit organizations, Local Development Districts (LDDs), local governments, and community foundations serving the Appalachian Region. Participants access no-cost training, cohort-based learning, and funding opportunities (no match required) to increase their ability to solve pressing issues and create lasting, positive change in communities.
READY Local Governments is offering a nine-week training program, expert guidance, and funding opportunities to help local governments in the Appalachian Region better apply for, manage, and implement federal funding.
The announcement included a Notice of Solicitation of Applicants (NOSA) for the first READY Local Governments training opportunity—a virtual, nine-week program in spring 2024 that will help local government administrators and officials learn actionable skills, including:
- Project Identification, Research, and Planning
- The Grant Lifecycle
- Federal Grant Application Development
- Community Engagement
- Federal Grant Regulations and Compliance
- Federal Grant Financial and Risk Management.
Funding Information
Following completion of the training program, participants will be eligible for up to $50,000 in funding (no-match required) to implement internal capacity-building projects to help them better serve communities.
Eligible Participants
An eligible “local government” for the purposes of this program means a borough, city, county, municipality, parish, town, township, or federally recognized Indian tribe in the 423-county Appalachian region.
Municipalities serving the following groups and areas are encouraged to apply:
- Distressed areas and census tracts
- Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities priority communities
- Rural Partners Network Community Networks
- Historically underserved and marginalized populations.
For more information, visit ARC.
