Program Participation

Application

The application round is now CLOSED.

If funded for future rounds, ACC will provide application information and other resources on this webpage. To learn about the projects that have been selected in our 2024 Opportunity Appalachia cycle, please visit here.

Lead State Partners

For questions about the application, please contact the partner in your state, noted below:

Kentucky	Dwain Neeley Vice President of Community Lending at Fahe: Dwain.Neeley@fahe.org _________________________________________________
North Carolina	Christine Laucher Strategic Partnership Manager at Mountain BizWorks christine@mountainbizworks.org _________________________________________________
Ohio	Katy Farber Vice President at OhioSE: katy@ohiose.com _________________________________________________
Tennessee	Victoria Hirschberg Assistant Vice President of Research, Outreach and Economic Development at University of Tennessee victoria@tennessee.edu _________________________________________________
Virginia	Vickie Ratliff Opportunity SWVA Project Lead at University of Virginia at Wise: vr9a@uvawise.edu _________________________________________________
West Virginia	Ray Moeller Economic Redevelopment Specialist at the Brownfields Assistance Center at West Virginia University raymond.moeller@mail.wvu.edu

OUTREACH MEETINGS

To learn more about the Opportunity Appalachia program, please attend a session.

Program Launch Webinar Recording

Opportunity Appalachia hosted a webinar on January 18 to launch Opportunity Appalachia 2024. The webinar will feature Gayle Manchin, Federal co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, Tom Barkin, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and a welcome from Donna Gambrell, President & CEO of Appalachian Community Capital.

Download our FAQ and Webinar Q&A