DDAA October Monthly: Nominate regional leaders for the 2026 DDAA Awards by Oct. 31! See how Niles, OH is transforming its downtown with ACGP funding. Join peers at the RLF Meeting in Tuscaloosa, Dec. 9–10. Plus: the latest Appalachian news, research, and grant opportunities. Read more here!
Continue ReadingTwo projects funded by the Ohio Appalachian Community Grant Program (ACGP) will be transformational for the City of Niles and the broader region with the construction of the new Public Square and Riverside Park.
Continue ReadingDDAA Monthly – September 2025: DDAA is accepting proposals for the Revolving Loan Fund Peer Meeting in Tuscaloosa, AL (Dec. 9–10, 2025). Selected facilitators will have their hotel and airfare covered! Registration is free but space is limited. This issue also features the latest news, research, events, and grant opportunities from across Appalachia, so don’t miss it. Read more here!
Continue ReadingDDAA Monthly – August 2025: This issue highlights a call for presentations for the Revolving Loan Fund Peer Meeting in Tuscaloosa, AL on December 9-10. Also featured: Appalachian regional news, new research and resources, upcoming grant opportunities, and events including the 2026 NADO & DDAA Washington Conference.
Continue ReadingDDAA Monthly: July 2025 – In this issue: thank you for joining us at the DDAA Seminar! Final call! Call for Session Proposals are due tomorrow! Submit your proposal today. Also, read more news, research, and events!
Continue ReadingDDAA Monthly: June 2025 – In this issue, read how BTC Communications Steps Up to Serve Tennessee’s Underserved Communities, learn more 2026 Annual Conference: Call for Session Proposals, stay in the know with news updates, research, events and grants information.
Continue ReadingIn Tennessee, municipal broadband providers cannot extend services outside their electric territory, even if the providers would have the ability to provide the service. Therefore, rural electric and telephone cooperatives have stepped into this void to provide broadband services. The Southeast Tennessee Development District has worked with Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative for the past 10 years […]
Continue ReadingThe latest DDAA Newsletter is here! And it’s packed with updates, insights, and opportunities for Appalachian development professionals! Inside this issue: Save your spot for the 2025 DDAA Professional Development Seminar in Pittsburgh. New research on energy, healthcare, and workforce development. Grant opportunities to support local growth. Read the full update here!
Continue ReadingFor all your LDD news! <!– <!– DDAA Monthly <!– Feature <!– <!– ARC POWER…Turning Coal to Gold – Monday Lick Trail Project <!– <!– Mayor of Marlinton WV, Sam Felton, cutting the ribbon flanked by local leaders from our Congressional team (Todd Gunter representing Senator Capito), Region 4 PDC personnel, SHARC, Pocahontas CVB […]
Continue ReadingRegion 4 Planning and Development Council in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service (Monongahela National Forest), Pocahontas County CVB, Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Poca. Trails, Mon Forest Towns Partnership and the Town of Marlinton Receives $1,500,000 from Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative
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