ARC Grant Pre-Application

Appalachian Regional Commission Pre-Application

with Southern Tier 8 Regional Board
ARC Public Investment Opportunity

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a unique federal-state partnership dedicated to driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and investing in initiatives that build community capacity and stimulate economic growth across 420 counties in 13 Appalachian states, including the 14 counties that make up New York’s Southern Tier.

ARC's strategic plan focuses on five key investment priorities to achieve its mission:
1. Building Appalachian Businesses
2. Building Appalachia’s Workforce Ecosystem
3. Building Appalachia’s Infrastructure
4. Building Regional Culture and Tourism
5. Building Community Leaders and Capacity
Southern Tier 8 Regional Board, serving Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Tioga, and Tompkins counties, administers grants for the ARC Area Development Program.

Pre-Application: due 4/28/25 by 3pm

This pre-application is designed to streamline the grant development process by gathering preliminary information about your project. It ensures alignment with ARC’s strategic investment priorities and allows Southern Tier 8 to provide guidance and support in refining your proposal.

Once your pre-application is submitted, Southern Tier 8 staff and a committee of Regional Board members will review it for goal alignment, project readiness and feasibility. If your project is deemed eligible, you will be contacted to discuss the next steps in the application process. This may include providing additional details, refining your project scope, and submitting a full application. Our team will work with you to ensure your proposal is as competitive as possible.

For more information about ARC’s programs and funding opportunities, visit ARC Grants and Opportunities.

Pre-application steps:
1. Familiarize yourself with the steps and timeline of the full ARC application process. Review the ARC Application Overview.
2. Ensure match (50%) and eligibility. Note that funding is only available to nonprofit or public sector organizations. Private sector companies are not eligible, however private funds can be used as a match.
3. Identify and choose ONE ARC Investment Priority
4. Identify and choose ONE New York State Implementing Strategy
5. Obtain a letter of alignment from your County Planner to be attached to the pre-application. Be sure to send them a brief project description.
6. To save your work, make sure you click “Next” on each page. However, to ensure your work is not lost, writing and saving your pre-application in a word processing program is recommended.
7. Enter and submit your pre-application information into this form.
Contact:

If you have any questions about the pre-application process, please contact:
- Beth Lucas, Regional Planning Director
- blucas@southerntier8.org
- 607.727.4002

Organizational Information
Organization
UEI (federal Unique Entity Identifier)
If not available, write unknown
Have your organization previously applied for ARC funding for this project?

YesNo
Has your organization previously been awarded ARC funding?

YesNoI have a pending ARC application
Project Contact

First NameLast Name
Title or Role
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Organization Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Project Location
Please provide your project's address and latitude and longitude coordinates. Geographic coordinates are available at this link If it is a regional project, include the latitude and longitude of your main office location.
Project Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Latitude
Longitude
Select all counties to be served by the project (a letter of alignment is required from each):

BroomeChenangoCortlandDelawareOtsegoSchoharieTiogaTompkins

Project Information
The Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Appalachia Envisioned Five-Year Strategic Plan (2022-2026), identifies five Strategic Investment Goals to advance its vision and mission. The plan further identifies “Action Objectives” for each goal area. Please review the ARC’s Five Year Strategic Plan, and carefully consider which Strategic Investment Goal and Action Objective aligns with your project when describing the purpose of your project below.
Project Title
What is the amount of your ARC grant request?
Is your project Construction or Non-Construction?

ConstructionNon-Construction
In one sentence, what is the purpose of your project? (What are the ARC funds for?)
Based on your project's purpose, describe how you intend to implement your project. Describe the major activities to be conducted under the grant proposal. The description should address who (including project partners), what, where, how and why for each major activity.

0/500
Budget

ARC grants require a 50% match. Please identify your project funding sources, if known. If you have not yet identified a match, please explain in the comment box, below.

	Amount (identify amount per agency/program)	Status ("funded," "pending," or "to apply")	Type (cash, loan or in-kind)
ARC
Other Federal
State/CFA
Local
Other
TOTAL

Comments:

Proposed Expenditures:

	ARC	Match (Cash)	Match (In-Kind)
Personnel, Fringe, Travel
Equipment, Supplies, Construction
Contractual & Other
Indirect
Total

If you are seeking matching funding from another grant source, such as the New York State Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) application process, please state which agency/fund here:

0/250

Appalachian Regional Commission Pre-Application

ARC Public Investment Opportunity

Pre-Application: due 4/28/25 by 3pm

Pre-application steps:

Contact:

Organizational Information

Project Location

Project Information

Budget

Project Alignment and Sustainability