Fear that funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission might be on the chopping block appears to have subsided, likely bringing about a sigh of relief from many organizations across Northeast Mississippi that receive beneficial funding from the federal agency. Discussions on the fate of the ARC began last month when President Donald Trump released his budget proposals that included an elimination of the ARC, a 52-year-old federal agency that seeks to create jobs in 420 counties across a 13-state region that includes much of Northeast Mississippi. The ARC, which has a Mississippi office located in Tupelo, began its work in 1965, part of former Democratic President Lyndon Johnson’s famous “war on poverty.” In the past two years, the agency has spent $175.7 million on 662 projects that it says have created or retained more than 23,670 jobs. In Mississippi, the ARC approved nearly $14.9 million in funding during the last fiscal year for a wide range of programs, including $120,000 to the Imagine the Possibilities Career Expo and $228,118 for improvements to the Tanglefoot Trail. It approved $1.2 million to the Itawamba Community College Robotic and Precision Manufacturing Technology Expansion, as well as $4.6 million to the Communiversity, a workforce development project in Columbus that will house technology training and education to produce technically competent team members for area manufacturers. ARC Mississippi officials said last month the organization would receive strong support from governors, senators and congressmen in the 13 states the agency supports. That appears to be the case, at least in Mississippi, where U.S.
Our Opinion: Fate Of Arc Impacts Communities Across Region
Daily Journal, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Thu, 04/13/2017 - 4:10am
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Topics: Mississippi Lee County Tupelo
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