Developing and Implementing Community Strategies Program
2010 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant
City of Prestonsburg – $8,000 (to develop a comprehensive plan for the City of Prestonsburg; hire a professional consultant to help with development of that plan; and develop website design and layout)
Floyd County Fiscal Court – $10,000 (to develop a recreational master plan that will result in the coordinated development of properties across the county)
2011 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant
City of Wayland – $6,000 (to develop a strategic plan, which will focus on tourism growth, local history, and improving health and wellness)
2012 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant
Big Sandy Area Development District – $8,000 (to hire a consultant to design and plan consistent signage for the “water trail,” which runs from the Pike/Floyd County line to Johnson/Lawrence County line)
City of Wayland – $5,000 (to develop a city website that will serve a dual role as a resource for residents and a means to promote the City of Wayland’s community assets)
2011 Forward in the Fifth Local Educational Affiliate Program (LEAP)
$3,000 grant – Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC), serving Floyd and Johnson counties, “Bridging the Culture Chasm” In this project, BSCTC will provide professional development for educators in Floyd and Johnson counties on barriers to learning for low-income students and engagement strategies to promote secondary- and post-secondary education.
C-Train
30 grants totaling $ 259,201 were awarded to the following companies:
Highlands Regional Medical Center
PDNS, LLC
AEP Kentucky Coal, LLC
Coalfields Telephone Co
Mountain Comprehensive Care
Consolidated Health Systems, Inc
World-Wide Equipment
Central Appalachia Mining
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc
Inter-Mountain Cable
The Elkhorn Coal Company
World-Wide Equipment
Gearheart Communications
First Commonwealth Bank
Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program
2014 Award Recipient
Young Entrepreneur
Shane Hamilton, Owner, Service Maids, LLC, Garrett, KY
