Appalachian Regional Commission

aid: appalachian-regional-commission
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appalachian-regional-commission/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Appalachian Regional Commission
tags:
- Appalachia
- Economic Development
- Federal Government
- Government
- Infrastructure
- Regional Development
- Workforce Development
kind: contract
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-21'
modified: '2026-04-19'
position: Consuming
description: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a federal-state partnership that invests in Appalachia's economic
  future by funding projects that promote economic development, infrastructure improvement, workforce training, and community
  development across 423 counties in 13 states. ARC provides research data, county-level economic reports, and maps via its
  Data Report Tool at data.arc.gov.
apis:
- aid: appalachian-regional-commission:arc-data-reports
  name: ARC Data Report Tool
  description: The ARC Data Report Tool provides state- and county-level data for the entire Appalachian Region across six
    topic areas comparing Appalachian data with national averages. Data covers economic, demographic, and quality-of-life
    factors including income, poverty, unemployment, education, and health metrics. Reports are available for every Appalachian
    state and county.
  humanURL: https://data.arc.gov/data
  tags:
  - County Data
  - Demographics
  - Economic Data
  - Open Data
  - Regional Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.arc.gov/research-and-data/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://data.arc.gov/data
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appalachian-regional-commission
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.arc.gov/research-and-data/
- type: Portal
  url: https://data.arc.gov/data
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: County-Level Data Reports
    description: State and county-level data reports for all 423 Appalachian counties across six topic areas.
  - name: Regional Comparison Data
    description: Appalachian Region data compared against national averages for benchmarking.
  - name: Research Reports
    description: Regular research publications addressing socioeconomic issues in the Appalachian Region.
  - name: Maps
    description: Geographic mapping data and visualizations covering the Appalachian Region.
  - name: Grant Program Data
    description: Data on ARC's investment portfolios, grants, and program evaluations.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Economic Research
    description: Access county-level economic, demographic, and quality-of-life data for Appalachian research.
  - name: Grant Program Analysis
    description: Evaluate ARC investment portfolios and grant outcomes across the Appalachian Region.
  - name: Policy Development
    description: Use regional data to inform economic development and infrastructure policy decisions.
  - name: Community Development Planning
    description: Access local data to support community-level economic development planning.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'