Appalachia READY Local Governments Training
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READY Local Governments is training to help local government officials in the Appalachian region better identify, secure, manage, and implement federally funded projects.
Participants will receive 9 weeks of virtual, cohort-based training in the focus areas:
- Project identification, research, and planning
- The grant life cycle
- Federal grant application development
- Community engagement
- Federal grant regulations and compliance
- Federal grant financial and risk management
Eligible applicants are local governments defined as a borough, city, county, municipality, parish, town, township, or federally recognized tribe in the 423-county Appalachian region.
Governments 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
- Members of the Rural Partners Network
- Historically underserved and marginalized populations
The training is provided at no cost.
Following completion of the training program, participants will be eligible for up to $50,000 in funding to implement internal capacity-building projects.
Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.
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