Opportunity Appalachia Targeted Technical Assistance

For application questions, contact the appropriate lead state partner listed on the program website.

The Opportunity Appalachia Program provides targeted technical assistance for downtown and rural development projects in Appalachian counties across 6 states. Priorities include projects focusing on downtown development, housing, manufacturing, IT, healthcare, education, food systems, clean energy, heritage tourism, and recreation.

Support may include, but is not limited to:

• Development of investment prospectus, preparation of pro forma financial projections, structuring of project financing
• Market research, demand assessment
• Architectural and engineering
• Business plan preparation, operations planning
• Identification of project developers
• Investor outreach

Eligible participants are entities located in the 6-state target area, including:

• For-profit project sponsors including developers and businesses
• Multi-county regions
• Counties
• Municipalities
• Economic and community development organizations (such as Main Street organizations)
• Other nonprofit organizations
• Educational institutions

The average value of assistance is $40,000 - $75,000 per project.

Participants are required to provide $5,000 of matching support, which can be either a cash or in-kind contribution.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application are available on the program website.

A list of upcoming and recorded applicant outreach meetings in each eligible state is available on the program website.