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The North Carolina ARC program collaborates with many federal and state agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities in the Appalachian region of the state. See below for links to partners' websites.
Federal Agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission
Economic Development Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
HUD Community Development Block Grant program
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tennessee Valley Authority
USDA Rural Development
Non-profit Organizations
The Conservation Fund
Golden LEAF
HandMade in America
NC Association of County Commissioners
NC League of Municipalities
NC Rural Economic Development Center
North Carolina Agencies
NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund
NC Division of Environmental Health
NC International Trade Division
NC Division of Tourism
NC Division of Water Quality
NCDHHS Office of Rural Health and Community Care
NC State Energy Office
North Carolina Regional Councils
High Country Council of Governments
Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments
Southwestern Commission
Western Piedmont Council of Governments
Public Universities in NC's Appalachian Region
Appalachian State University
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Western Carolina University