Rural Action Inc

IN 2020, WHEN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS WERE DISRUPTED AND GROCERY STORE SHELVES WERE BARE, CENTRALAPPALACHIAN NETWORK (CAN) PARTNERS PIVOTED QUICKLY. APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTDISTRIBUTED BOXES OF LOCAL FOOD THROUGHOUT THE REGION. RURAL ACTION ADAPTE

SMALL ACREAGE LANDOWNER MARKET ACCESS IN APPALACHIA

SECTOR-BASED STRATEGIES

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, AND PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYMENT FOR WORKERS WHO RESIDE IN THE APPALACHIAN AND DELTA REGIONS, ENABLING THEM TO REMAIN AND THRIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BETTER APPALACHIA OHIO WILL PROVIDE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE WORKFORCE OR HAVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN ATHENS AND MEIGS COUNTIES, OHIO. BETTER APPALACHIA IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (RURAL ACTION AND COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT), EMPLOYER AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE PARTNERS (ATHENS HOCKING RECYCLING CENTERS, ZERO WASTE EVENT PRODUCTIONS, SNOWVILLE CREAMERY, UNITED PLANT SAVERS), AND STATE/LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (ATHENS COUNTY OHIOMEANSJOBS, ATHENS AND MEIGS COUNTY JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES). BETTER APPALACHIA WILL OFFER TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO 20 PARTICIPANTS DIVIDED INTO FOUR COHORTS (5 PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH COHORT) OVER 36 MONTHS. THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EMPLOYED FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS AT EITHER A RA SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OR ONE OF OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS AT $14/HOUR. THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN CLASSES FOR INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS, RECEIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP STRONGER RESUMES, PRACTICE INTERVIEWING, TAKE JOB SEARCH CLASSES, AND PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT ALSO DESIGNATES FUNDS TO ASSIST INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN CREATING WORKSPACES THAT ARE SAFE AND WELL ALIGNED WITH THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND WHO ARE UNDERSERVED IN THE WORKFORCE IN ORDER TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE RETENTION. DELIVERABLES 120 INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH LIVING WAGE JOBS IN GROWING INDUSTRY SECTORS; 20 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE 1040 HOURS OF PAID ON-THE JOB TRAINING THROUGH OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS; 15 PARTICIPANTS WILL OBTAIN NEW OR IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES AS A RESULT OF THE BETTER APPALACHIA DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD; 20 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. INTENDED BENEFICIARY YOUTH, DISPLACED WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED IN WORKFORCE, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL ASSIST WITH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT DESIGN IN THE PLANNING PHASE. PASSION WORKS STUDIOS WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYER TRAINING TO SUPPORT JOB PLACEMENTS.

ARTS-CULTURE-TOURISM

DE-EE0008884, RURAL ACTION, INC.,RURAL OPEN ACCESS DEVELOPMENT MOBILITY ACTION PLAN

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE APPALACHIAN REGION OF OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA PRESENTS UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS. THIS REGION CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST BIODIVERSE AND PRODUCTIVE FORESTLAND IN THE WORLD AND IS HOME TO A DIVERSITY OF CULTIVABLE FIELD AND FOREST CROPS (LOUCKS ET AL, 2016). YET IN SPITE OF THIS NATURAL RESOURCE ABUNDANCE, THE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA ARE AMONG THE POOREST IN THE REGION, MANY OF WHICH ARE USDA STRIKEFORCE COUNTIES. THE STRIKEFORCE COUNTIES IN OHIO (GUERNSEY, MORGAN, ATHENS, MEIGS, VINTON, PIKE, JACKSON, SCIOTO, ADAMS) AND WEST VIRGINIA (WIRT, RITCHIE, PLEASANTS, DODDRIDGE, TYLER, MASON) WILL BE THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THIS PROPOSAL. HILLY TERRAIN, A LEGACY OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED POPULATIONS, AND A LACK OF FINANCIAL CAPITAL HELP TO TELL PART OF THIS REGION'S PAST AND CHALLENGING FUTURE (APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION, 2010), AND CAN BE FURTHER UNDERSCORED BY NATIONAL TRENDS WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IN THE UNITED STATES BOTH FARM SIZE AND THE SCALE OF CROP PRODUCTION HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE SINCE THE 1980S, RESULTING IN FARMS THAT ARE INCREASINGLY CONSOLIDATED AND SPECIALIZED (MCDONALD ET AL., 2018). CONTRARY TO THESE NATIONAL TRENDS, THE NUMBER OF SMALL FARMS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THEIR SIZE AND DISBURSEMENT. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS SHIFT CAN BE SEEN IN MORGAN COUNTY WHERE THE NUMBER OF FARMS UNDER 10 ACRES HAS TRIPLED IN THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS (TO 22) WHILE THOSE WITH 10 - 50 ACRES HAVE DOUBLED (TO 134) IN THAT SAME PERIOD (USDA CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, 2017). WITH RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE LAND, ACCESS TO BOTH METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN MARKETS, AND ACCESS TO DIRECT AND WHOLESALE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, THIS REGION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BEGINNING FARMERS TO PROSPER.THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL FARM BUSINESSES IN APPALACHIA IS INCOME DIVERSIFICATION THROUGH WHOLE FARM PLANNING. WHOLE FARM PLANNING IS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO FARM MANAGEMENT THAT HELPS BEGINNING FARMERS INVENTORY THE NATURAL ASSETS AVAILABLE ON THEIR FARM, DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT GOALS BASED ON IDENTIFIED ASSETS, AND THEN IMPLEMENT PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ACTIVITIES (KLOETZLI ET AL., 2014). PROFITABLE BEGINNING FARMS IN THE REGION UTILIZE THEIR ON-FARM ASSETS TO DEVELOP MULTIPLE YEAR-ROUND INCOME STREAMS TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY, FARM RESILIENCY, AND REDUCE RISKS TO EXTERNAL FACTORS (CLIMATIC, MARKET-BASED, PANDEMIC, AND OTHERWISE). ASSET-BASED WHOLE FARM PLANNING ENABLES BEGINNING FARMERS TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE MULTIPLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND INCOME STREAMS, THEN IMPLEMENT THOSE THAT ARE BEST SUITED TO THEIR FARM. REGIONALLY-SUITED AND DIVERSIFIED FARM BUSINESSES MAY INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, SUCH AS SPECIALTY CROPS USING LEAN FARMING METHODOLOGY, GRASS-BASED LIVESTOCK, HIGH-VALUE NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS (NTFPS), CUSTOM MILLING AND FURNITURE, VALUE,-ADDED PRODUCTS, SPECIALTY MARKETING (E.G. CSAS), AND AGRITOURISM. WITHIN THESE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS THERE ARE MANY VALUABLE CROPS THAT ARE WELL SUITED TO THE FORESTS AND FARMS OF APPALACHIA, INCLUDING NATIVE BERRIES, FRUIT AND NUT TREES (PAWPAW, WALNUTS), MICROGREENS AND VEGETABLE CROPS, AND NUMEROUS SPECIALTY NTFPS, SUCH AS MAPLE SYRUP, GOURMET MUSHROOMS, AND MORE THAN 15 SPECIES OF HIGH-VALUE MEDICINAL HERBS. MANY OF THESE NTFPS REPRESENT NEW AND POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SOURCES OF INCOME FOR LOCAL FARMERS: WILD AND WILD-SIMULATED AMERICAN GINSENG SELLS FOR $600-$800/LB (PERSONS, 2018), RAMPS (A NATIVE PERENNIAL CULINARY HERB RELATED TO GARLIC) RETAILS FOR $10-$28/LB DEPENDING ON THE MARKET OUTLET, AND GOURMET LOG-GROWN SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS RETAIL FOR $10-$12/LB. (PRICES BASED ON HISTORICAL TRENDS, AND CURRENT BUYER AND SELLER COMMUNICATIONS). WHILE TIMBER IS OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS THE ONLY MEANS OF INCOME FROM APPALACHIAN FORESTS, NTFPS THAT GROW IN THE FOREST UNDERSTORY CAN PROVIDE FARMERS WITH A DIVERSIFIED INCOME STREAM TO SUPPLEMENT EARNINGS FROM FIELD-BASED CROPS AND LIVESTOCK, WHILE ALSO INCENTIVIZING FOREST RETENTION. AS THE MARKET DEMAND FOR NTFPS HAS GROWN, SO HAS FARMER INTEREST IN HOW TO INTEGRATE SPECIALTY FOREST CROPS INTO THEIR FARMING OPERATIONS. OUR REGION IS PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR THE INTEGRATION OF NTFPS IN WHOLE FARM PRODUCTION AS 40 - 60% OF ALL LAND IS FORESTED (APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION, 2014). SIMILARLY, SPECIALTY PRODUCTS LIKE GRASS-BASED LIVESTOCK, CUSTOM FURNITURE, AND OTHER ON-FARM INCOME STREAMS PRESENT PROFITABLE OPPORTUNITIES YEAR-ROUND FOR APPALACHIAN FARMERS. RETAIL PRICING FOR GRASS-FED MEAT ALONE IS TELLING: GRASS-FED BEEF RETAILS FOR TWICE THE AMOUNT ($7.26/LB, CARCASS WEIGHT) AS COMMODITY BEEF, PASTURED CHICKEN AVERAGES $5.87/LB, AND PASTURED PORK AVERAGES $4.77/LB (USDA AMS, 2019). CUSTOM FURNITURE HAS OPENED CHANNELS FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL FARMING CRAFTSPERSONS TO REACH HIGH END URBAN MARKETS THROUGH MILLING AND FABRICATION OF PIECES FROM UN-MARKETABLE CHARACTER WOOD. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES LIKE AGRITOURISM PROVIDE OFF-SEASON INCOME STREAMS FOR FARMS. CURRENTLY LACKING IN APPALACHIAN OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA IS A COORDINATED SUPPORT NETWORK TO HELP BEGINNING FARMERS START THEIR BUSINESS AND PURSUE DIVERSIFIED WHOLE FARM PRODUCTION.RURAL ACTION'S PROPOSAL WHOLE FARM PLANNING, PEER LEARNING & INCOME DIVERSIFICATION FOR APPALACHIAN BEGINNING FARMERS IS TO ADDRESS CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GAPS AMONG BEGINNING FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. WE WILL ACHIEVE THIS BY RECRUITING BEGINNING FARMERS INTO A COORDINATED WHOLE FARMPLANNING NETWORK TO DEVELOP ACTIONABLE BUSINESS PLANS BASED ON THEIR GOALS AND ON-FARM ASSETS.PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BROUGHT INTO A SUPPORT NETWORK OF PEER BEGINNING FARMERS, AS WELL ASESTABLISHED FARMERS IN ORDER TO SET INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND DEVELOP THEIR WHOLE FARM PLANS. OVER ATHREE YEAR PERIOD THESE BEGINNING FARMERS WILL RECEIVE ONGOING AND RESPONSI,VE TECHNICALASSISTANCE FROM THIS NETWORK OF PEER MENTORS, RURAL ACTION STAFF, AND REGIONAL EXPERTS FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL AND LEGAL GUIDANCE. THIS PROJECT STRUCTURE IS GUIDED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE SELF-IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF BEGINNING FARMERS. THESE STAKEHOLDERS ARE AT THE CORE OF RURAL ACTION'S ASSET-BASED APPROACH TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SECTORS. FARMERS ARE THE CATALYST FOR NEW RESOURCE DELIVERY IN OUR WORK, ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PLANNING, AND ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DELIVERY. IN THIS NEW PROPOSAL FOR BEGINNING FARMERS, PEER EDUCATORS WILL BE THOSE MOST INVOLVED, INCLUDING WOODLAND RIDGE FARM, SOLID GROUND FARM, BLUE ROCK STATION, LUCKY PENNY FARM, AND PASTURED PROVIDENCE, AMONG OTHERS.

SECTOR-BASED STRATEGIES

WORKFORCE TRAINING

CN FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

RESTORE WILDLIFE HABITAT IN RIPARIAN AND ASSOCIATED UPLANDS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AREAS WITH HISTORIC AND CURRENT EASTERN HELLBENDER P OPULATIONS.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RURAL ACTION TO INVENTORY, CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT CLEANUP PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR BROWNFIELD SITES IN THE PERRY COUNTY, OHIO AREA. THE FOCUS OF BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT WORK WILL BE AT MINED-SCARRED LAND AND ASSOCIATED WATERSHED AREAS. SEVENTEEN SITES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCOVERED UTILIZING EXISTING DATA. THE FOUR MOST IMPACTED SUBWATERSHEDS WITHIN THE TARGET AREA (TA): 1) REHOBOTH, CONTAINING AT LEAST FIVE ABANDONED UNDERGROUND AND ONE ABANDONED SURFACE COAL MINE, 2) AIRPORT, CONTAINING AT LEAST FOUR ABANDONED UNDERGROUND AND TWO ABANDONED SURFACE COAL MINES, 3) LOVER'S LANE, CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE ABANDONED UNDERGROUND AND ONE ABANDONED SURFACE COAL MINE, AND 4) GOSLINE, CONTAINING TWO ABANDONED UNDERGROUND AND ONE ABANDONED SURFACE COAL MINE. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL IMPACTED AREAS DO EXIST WITHIN THE TA AND COULD BE ASSESSED IF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PHASE 1 AND 2 ACTIVITIES WILL B

RETAIN YOUTH IN THE REGION BY TRAINING THEM IN AGRICULTURAL JOBS AND TEACHING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS.

RURAL ACTION'S PROJECT,"GROWING THE SHAWNEE FARMERS MARKET - NETWORKING,PEER LEARNING,AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES TO EXPAND LOCAL FOODS IN A DESTINATION COMMUNITY," SEEKS TO DEVELOP A PROMISING FARMERS MARKET IN APPALACHIAN OHIO TO IMPROVE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. SHAWNEE OHIO IS PART OF THE LITTLE CITIES OF BLACK DIAMONDS REGION OF ATHENS,HOCKING AND PERRY COUNTIES. THIS REGION INCLUDES A GROUP OF HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT FORMER COAL TOWNS THAT HAVE WORKED TO RE-BUILD THEIR HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE AND ARCHITECTURE THAT DATES BACK TO THE COAL BOOM OF THE LATE 1800'S. THE SHAWNEE FARMERS MARKET,HELD MONTHLY IN 2020 AND 2021,AND WEEKLY IN THE 2010'S,IS PART OF A DESTINATION AND FOOD ACCESS STRATEGY TO SUPPORT RE-DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. IT IS CURRENTLY CONSTRAINED BY THE LACK OF A FORMAL BOARD,GUIDANCE POLICIES,COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING EFFORTS,CONSUMER PURCHASING ACCESS OPTIONS,AND A SMALL POOL OF GROWERS SELLING AT THE MARKET. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO FILL THESE GAPS THROUGH ESTABLISHING A BOARD,CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING STRATEGY,INITIATING A PEER MENTORING PROCESS WITH SUCCESSFUL FARMERS MARKETS,OFFERING PRODUCER TRAINING,DIVERSIFYING PURCHASE OPTIONS FOR CONSUMERS,AND CONNECTING SHAWNEE WITH THE APPALACHIAN OHIO LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED VENDOR PARTICIPATION,CREATION OF A FIDUCIARY BOARD,AND PRODUCER AND CONSUMER ACCESS TO TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR 5,834 PEOPLE IN SHAWNEE AND SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES.

DAKOTA RURAL ACTION WILL STRENGTHEN THE SOUTH DAKOTA LOCAL FOOD COALITION SDLFC AND FOSTER THRIVING LOCAL FOOD ECONOMIES ACROSS THE STATE. THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE MAPPING TOOL TO VISUALLY REPRESENT THE NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING FARMERS RANCHERS PROCESSORS AND OTHER FOOD SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS. DAKOTA RURAL ACTION WILL ORGANIZE SDLFC STAKEHOLDERS SOLIDIFYING THE COALITIONS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPING A MULTIYEAR STRATEGIC PLAN SUPPORTED BY A FOOD SYSTEMS PLANNER. RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED TO CHARACTERIZE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM ENABLING THE SDLFC TO PRIORITIZE KEY ACTION ITEMS. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS AMPLIFYING THE NEEDS OF LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND PROMOTING THE VIABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF RURAL FOODBASED AGRARIAN COMMUNITIES. THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE ALL STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN SOUTH DAKOTAS LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM FROM THOSE PRODUCING AGRICULTURAL GOODS TO THOSE WHO PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM SUPPORTING THE LONGTERM SUSTAINABILITY OF REGIONAL FOOD ECONOMIES.

SOUTH DAKOTA BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING, MENTORING, NETWORKING AND MARKET SUPPORT PROJECT

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ENGAGING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES IN APPALACHIAN OHIO

EXPANDING LOCAL FOOD DEMAND NETWORKS AND

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

SOUTH DAKOTA BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING, MENTORING, NETWORKING, AND MARKETING SUPPORT PROJECT

SOUTH DAKOTA BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING MENTORING NETWORKING AND MARKETING SUPPORT PROJECT

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

PROGRAM:NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD) RECLAMATIONAWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING ASSISTS LOCAL QUALIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BEGIN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF STREAMS IMPACTED BY AMD. LANDS AND WATER ELIGIBLE FOR RECLAMATION OR DRAINAGE ABATEMENT EXPENDITURES UNDER SECTION 404 OF PUBLIC LAW 95-87 (THE ACT), AS AMENDED, ARE THOSE WHICH WERE MINED FOR COAL OR WHICH WERE AFFECTED BY SUCH MINING, WASTE BANKS, COAL PROCESSING, OR OTHER COAL MINING PROCESSES, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SECTION 411 OF THE ACT PRIOR TO AUGUST 3, 1977, AND FOR WHICH THERE IS NO CONTINUING RECLAMATION RESPONSIBILITY UNDER STATE OR OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE PINE RUN DOSER WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2012 TO TREAT AMD IN THE PINE RUN SUBWATERSHED OF SUNDAY CREEK. FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOSER 17 NATIVE SPECIES OF FISH WERE FOUND AT A MONITORING SITE WHERE ZERO HAD BEEN FOUND PRIOR TO TREATMENT. CURRENTLY, ALL 14 MILES OF THE WEST BRANCH DOWNSTREAM OF THE DOSER MEET OUR PH TARGET OF 6.5 AND SHOW BIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT. WHILE THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF AMD AND IMPROVING BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY, CONSTANT ISSUES RELATED TO THE WATER DRIVEN SYSTEM HAVE REDUCED TREATMENT EFFICIENCY AND SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED MAINTENANCE NEEDS AT THE SITE. RURAL ACTION (RA), WITH THE COOPERATION OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILL COMPLETE THE PINE RUN DOSER ELECTRIC RETROFIT PROJECT (PR-SL-35), WHEREIN AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DOSING MECHANISM WILL BE RETROFITTED ONTO THE EXISTING PINE RUN DOSER SILO.EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: THE PROPOSED PROJECT, RETROFITTING THE DOSER WITH AN ELECTRICAL DOSING SYSTEM, WILL INCREASE TREATMENT EFFICIENCY OF THE PINE RUN DOSER.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:DOWNSTREAM IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY AND BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS TO BE SUSTAINED. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N/A

FA OH FY2017 WS - MONDAY CREEK AMD TREATMENT SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

FA OH FY2016 WS

FA OH FY2016 WS

FA OH RURAL ACTION, INC'S MONKEY HOLLOW LIMESTONE DOSER WCAP PROJECT

WEST BRANCH HEADWATERS PASSIVE TREATMENT PROJECT

FA RURAL ACTION'S WEST RENDVILLE CAPTURE WCAP PROJECT

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

OHIO COUNTRY 1776: GATEWAY TO AMERICA [OHIO COUNTRY 1776: GATEWAY TO AMERICA MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY WITH A SERIES OF 25 PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT APPALACHIAN OHIO AT SITES FOUNDED BY REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS. EACH PROGRAM, DETERMINED IN CONSULTATION WITH SPECIALISTS AND SCHOLARS, IS ORGANIZED AROUND ONE OF 5 THEMES AT THE 5 SITES AND INCLUDES BOTH FORMAL AND EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING. THESE PROGRAMS EXPAND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF REVOLUTIONARY-ERA AMERICA BY TURNING ATTENTION TO THE LOCAL, MATERIAL, AND INTELLECTUAL REALITIES OF BUILDING A NATION ON ITS FIRST MAJOR FRONTIER. THE 5X5 PROJECT CELEBRATES AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE RESILIENCE, INGENUITY, AND IDEALISM AT THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN IDENTITY.]

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

VISTA STATE

THE APPALACHIAN GREEN TEACHERS PROJECT BRINGS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EE) TO AN IMPOVERISHED REGION AS PART OF A LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT S

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

OHIO HILL COUNTRY FOOD HUB

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

CONGO RUN-11 (LITTLE HOCKING)

BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

SHAWNEE STEEL SLAG LEACH BED PROJECT

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

RURAL ACTION MONDAY CREEK BIG 49 WTRSHD PROJECT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PLEASE PROVIDE A ONE-PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (4--6 SENTENCES) OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:  A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION  THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH  A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT  THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM  THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTED TEMPLATE AS A GUIDE FOR THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: [ORGANIZATION NAME]'S MISSION IS [MISSION STATEMENT]. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE [CHOOSE ONE CNCS FOCUS AREA] FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO [ENTER GOAL(S)], AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT [ENTER TYPE AND ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES]. [ENTER NUMBER OF VISTA'S] VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS [ENTER ACTIVITIES] OVER THE COURSE OF [ENTER EXPECTED LENGTH OF PROJECT]. RURAL ACTION IS A REGIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WITH AN 18-COUNTY FOOTPRINT WORKING WITH MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ON A RANGE OF QUALITY OF LIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC PROJECTS ACROSS APPALACHIAN OHIO. RURAL ACTION'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A MORE JUST ECONOMY BY DEVELOPING THE REGION'S ASSETS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY, SOCIALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE WAYS. RURAL ACTION'S CORE WORK CENTERS ON HELPING COMMUNITIES DO BIG THINGS, GROWING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND JOBS, RESTORING APPALACHIAN OHIO'S ENVIRONMENT, AND CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. WE ENVISION A REGION WITH CLEAN STREAMS AND HEALTHY FORESTS; A PLACE WHERE THRIVING FAMILY FARMS, MEANINGFUL LIVELIHOODS, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES EXIST FOR EVERYONE, WITH PEOPLE ENGAGED AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN AND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY. RURAL ACTION'S PROPOSED VISTA PROJECTS ALIGN WITH MULTIPLE CNCS PRIORITY AREAS, PRIMARILY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE VISTA PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND GROW THREE KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS OF THE REGION AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT A THREE-COUNTY AREA. FIVE VISTAS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXPANDING FUNDING FOR NONPROFITS, INCREASING DEMAND, PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL FOODS, AND GROWING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EMPLOYMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS.

FA OH RURAL ACTION'S LYONS RESTORATION WCAP PROJECT PHASE II

THE SOUTH DAKOTA LOCAL FOOD COOPERATIVE IMPROVEMENT, EXPANSION, AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

THIS AWARD APPROVES THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 VISTA SUPPORT GRANT AS DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED PROJECT APPLICATION NARRATIVE AND BUDGET.

FOREST FARMING IN ACTION

COMMUNITY FACILITY

HEALTH PROMOTION/DISEASE PREVENTION

FA OH FY2012 WCAP

MONDAY CREEK WATERSHED LONG HOLLOW DOSER PROJECT

FA OH FY2011 RURAL ACTION, INC.'S HILLTOP WCAP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

BLM WY BIG HORN BASIN NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL

SOUTHERN NEV PUBLIC LAND MGMT, 2003

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM