ARC Announces Winners of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grant Competition

February 2008


 
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2008The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has announced the winners of its grant competition to assist Appalachian communities in leveraging renewable energy and energy efficiency resources to revitalize their economies. Grants totaling $605,000 were awarded to 12 winners from 10 Appalachian states for projects promoting energy-efficient buildings, biofuels production and distribution, clean energy incubators, geothermal heat systems, landfill gas collection and distribution, LED traffic light installation, wind energy production, and energy-related education and training.


Grants were awarded to:

ARC Federal Co-Chair Anne B. Pope said the winners stood out among numerous applicants. "We received 43 applications from across the Appalachian Region, totaling more than $2.7 million in requests," she noted, "and we identified 24 additional proposals of merit. But the ones we finally chose distinguished themselves for their innovative approaches and promise to develop Appalachia's energy efficiency resources and create jobs."

Pope added that the projects proposed by the winning applicants would be reinforced by planned future training and workshop programs.

More information about ARC's energy regional initiative is available on the ARC Web site.