Newsroom
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Application Tips for Department of Labor’s Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC)
Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) hosted a webinar where they offered application tips for developing a proposal to the Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) grant program. To support you in applying for WORC and enhance your chances of application success, we’ve compiled a summary of ARC’s recommendations.
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Announcing Recent Federal Access Center Wins and Support for Applications to the DOE’s Clean Energy and Manufacturing Workforce Training and Technical Assistance Awards (IATC) Program
We’re excited to announce our support for two projects in coal-impacted communities through their applications to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Energy and Manufacturing Workforce Training and Technical Assistance Awards Program (IATC Program).
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Announcing Recent Federal Access Center Support for Applications to the Economic Development Administration (EDA)’s Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program: Phase 2!
We’re thrilled to announce our support of five visionary plans in coal-impacted communities across the country in their applications to Phase 2 of the Economic Development Administration (EDA)’s Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program.
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JTF Welcomes New Director of Communications
The Just Transition Fund is thrilled to welcome our new Director of Communications, Camille Simpson! As the Director of Communications, Camille is responsible for orchestrating and overseeing strategic communications and media relations to advance JTF’s mission, vision, and organizational initiatives.
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Eight Winners Announced for Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
In early April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced eight recipients of $20 billion in grants under two competitions (National Clean Investment Fund, NCIF, and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, CCIA). These initiatives fall under the umbrella of the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
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Federal Access Center Successes: JTF Partners Awarded Appalachian Regional Commission’s ARISE Grants
We’re excited to announce two JTF-supported projects recently won funding through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)'s Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE)! ARISE makes grants to multi-state collaboratives driving large-scale economic development efforts throughout Appalachia.
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Three JTF grantee partners selected as host projects for inaugural IEDC fellows program
Three JTF grantee partners have been selected as host communities for the inaugural IEDC fellows program, Wind River Development Fund, Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, and Shaping our Appalachian Region (SOAR).
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USDA Awards Just Transition Fund grant to support to coal communities
We’re thrilled to announce that the Just Transition Fund (JTF), in partnership with Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), has been awarded $900,000 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) program!
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Two JTF Partners Selected as National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines!
Congratulations to the Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine, led by Current Innovation, and to the North Carolina Textile Innovation and Sustainability Engine, led by Industrial Commons for being selected for the inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program.
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Finalists Selected for EDA’s Recompete Pilot Program
Meet two of the finalists for EDA's Recompete Pilot Program, supported by our Federal Access Center, Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation on the Crow Reservation in Montana, and to Shaping our Appalachian Region (SOAR) in southeastern Kentucky!
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Announcing Our State Policy Grants!
Meet the 2023 policy grant winners at the JTF! A total of $650,000 will be awarded to seven organizations to support the development or implementation of state transition funds in Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Virginia.
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Just Transition Fund Helps UMWA Careers Centers Unlock a Federal Build Back Better Grant to Train Dislocated Miners
The Just Transition Fund (JTF), the only national philanthropic initiative focused solely on coal community economic transition, is pleased to announce it has provided commitments to United Mine Workers of America Career Centers, Inc. (UMWACC) to help unlock a federal Build Back Better grant enabling the UMWACC to recruit and train more than 500 dislocated miners and others in southwestern Pennsylvania for jobs in the robotics industry.