{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E3D6B66D-6023-4A4E-917E-FE5D9ED26D7C", "Congressman Rogers, ARC Federal Co-Chair Announce Nearly $10 Million in Federal POWER Grants for Kentucky", "2022-10-20", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Harold Rogers", "R000395", "halrogers.house.gov", "halrogers", "https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "PIKEVILLE, Ky. \u2013 As the ninth annual SOAR Summit wrapped up at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, U.S. Rep. Harold \u201cHal\u201d Rogers (KY-05) and Gayle Manchin, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced nearly $10 million in federal POWER grants for 11 projects in Kentucky to help create 600 jobs.\n\nThe ARC also awarded a $500,000 grant to SOAR, Shaping Our Appalachian Region, for the organization\u2019s remote worker program. It will help Eastern Kentucky compete in an ever-growing digital global marketplace to create new, high paying jobs.\n\n\u201cThese ARC grants mean exceptionally more to Eastern Kentucky, as we continue the work to rebuild our communities that were hit by a catastrophic flood in July. Each investment will boost economic development as we work together to revitalize the region and create jobs where we need them the most,\u201d said Congressman Rogers, Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cOur coal-impacted communities are a vital part of Appalachia\u2019s 13 states and 423 counties\u2014when our coal communities thrive, our entire region is uplifted,\u201d said ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin. \u201cThis round of POWER grant funding will not only help Eastern Kentucky\u2019s struggling coal communities to once again compete in a global marketplace, but also expand support for the creation of new jobs through growing the area\u2019s food economy.\u201d\n\nThe POWER grants are part of the ARC\u2019s ongoing Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization Initiative. Kentucky\u2019s awards are part of $47 million in total investments across agriculture and food economies, workforce development, tourism, entrepreneurship, and more to help create jobs in new or existing industries, expand skills training, and attract new private investments in Appalachian communities affected by the downturn of the coal industry.\n\nThe following projects were awarded in Kentucky:\n\n$1.5 million was awarded to the Perry County Fiscal Court.\n\nThe funding will be used for the Rowdy trailhead and campground project, which is more important than ever before, with water, sewer and electric for 30 RV sites. It will create 38 jobs in the first 15 months.\n\n$1.5 million was awarded to TEK Center, Inc. in Martin County.\n\nThe funding will be used to develop a skilled trades training center that will be open for dislocated workers and individuals in addiction recovery programs. It will serve 6 businesses, 125 high school students and nearly 400 trainees.\n\n$1.5 million was awarded for the University of Pikeville\u2019s Ag-Tech Innovation Center of Excellence.\n\nThe facility will aid the region\u2019s growing agriculture industry through research activity for private partners. The program will help create 250 jobs and three new businesses.\n\nOver $1.4 million was awarded for the Kentucky Horticulture Council to help prospective and established producers enable year-round growing.\n\nThey will serve nearly 500 businesses, 140 trainees and create 12 new businesses.\n\n$1.2 million was awarded to the Big Sandy Area Development District for the agricultural apple sorting and packing facility in Martin County.\n\nThis funding will work in concert with a $6.6 million AMLER grant. It will serve 300 businesses and support the creation of 260 jobs.\n\nOver $1.1 million was awarded for the Kentucky Community and Technical College system to implement a new Ag-Tech apprenticeship program in Rowan, Pulaski and Madison counties.\n\nIt will improve 350 workers through wage increases and career progression.\n\n$1 million was awarded to Community Ventures Corporation to create a revolving loan fund to support capital access for Appalachian projects.\n\nIt will create 150 jobs and 15 businesses.\n\nThe last four projects are awarded $50,000 each. Those include:\n\nThe Mountain Association\u2019s East Kentucky Community Accelerator project, which will take place in Jackson County.\n\nThe Kentucky Equine Education project\u2019s equine community center planning.\n\nFoundation for Appalachian Kentucky\u2019s Southeast Kentucky Regional Experience Package Planning project in Leslie County; and\n\nFoundation for Appalachian Kentucky's Southeast Kentucky Regional Trails Planning project in Perry County.\n\nFor more information about Congressman Rogers\u2019 work in Kentucky\u2019s Fifth Congressional District, visit halrogers.house.gov and follow him on social media.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://halrogers.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E3D6B66D-6023-4A4E-917E-FE5D9ED26D7C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3248699251562357, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}