The Georgia Department of Community Affairs – Appalachian Regional Commission invests funds in community and economic development activities in the 37-county Georgia ARC region. Attend a pre-application workshop to learn the specifics of successful applications, innovations across the 13-state ARC region, and successes and best practices in Georgia.
Priority areas for investment include:
· Promoting a ready workforce by improving the education, knowledge, skills, and health of residents to work and succeed in Appalachia.
· Creating economic opportunity through entrepreneur assistance and business development strategies.
· Strengthening Appalachia’s community and economic development potential by leveraging the Region's natural and cultural heritage assets.
Eligible Applicants:
· Local governments
· Registered economic/industrial development, downtown development, hospital and other authorities in Georgia
· Educational institutions
· Healthcare institutions
· Non-profit organizations
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
June 21, 2016 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
June 21 – Blairsville
Union County Community Center
129 County Recreation Rd
Blairsville 30512
Lunch provided. No registration fee, but please pre-register by emailing Annaka.woodruff@dca.ga.gov by May 5, 2016. Include name, organization, number attending, and date attending.
Annaka Woodruff 404-679-4997
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Printed courtesy of www.visitblairsvillega.com/ – Contact the Blairsville - Union County Chamber of Commerce for more information.
129 Union County Recreation Road, Blairsville, GA 30514 – (706) 745-5789 – info@blairsvillechamber.com