Provide ideas to the Appalachian Regional Development Initiative

by: Clem Guttata

Tue Apr 13, 2010 at 07:29:00 AM EDT

We want your feedback!  Please take a few minutes to submit your ideas on what the Federal Government can do to help support economic and community development in your community and across Appalachia.

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/appalachia

To help ensure that Appalachia takes full advantage of economic recovery efforts, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and several other Federal agencies are coordinating the "Appalachian Regional Development Initiative" (ARDI) to identify what the Federal Government can be doing to help create stronger and more diversified Appalachian economies.

Several listening sessions are being held throughout Appalachia to gather opinions from local stakeholders on the challenges facing communities across Appalachia and potential opportunities for economic and community development.  Not everyone will be able to attend these sessions, therefore we have created a Webpage so that concerned citizens and private, public, and non-profit sector leaders across Appalachia can share their thoughts.

The many federal partners involved in this Appalachian effort will compile the feedback collected at the listening sessions and from the online feedback website into a summary report.   This report will help inform federal development strategies aimed at diversifying and strengthening economic and community development in Appalachia.

Please feel free to pass along this email and the feedback website to anyone who might be interested.

Thank you for your time!