President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and Senator Joe Manchin announced on Friday, September 2 that the U.S. Economic Development Administration has chosen the Appalachian Climate Technologies Coalition (“ACT Now Coalition”) for a package of grant awards totaling $62.8 million, leveraged with another $26 million in match from non-federal sources, for economic development projects in southern West Virginia coalfield communities.

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Our Economic Impact

We are inspiring the courage to grow, activating the creativity to innovate, and cultivating communities of opportunity in central Appalachia through our four core capabilities.

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Several notable individuals acknowledge our work. See what they have to say about Coalfield Development and the impact we have on Appalachia.

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12 Years Rebuilding Appalachia

2022 was Coalfield Development's 12-year anniversary - more than a decade of rebuilding the Appalachian economy from the ground up!

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Rebuilding the Appalachian economy
from the ground up.

We believe in developing the potential of Appalachian places and people as they experience challenging moments of economic transition by unlocking people’s creative power to transform perceived problems into opportunities in the communities we call home.

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MLK Remembrance 2023

Over the past year the Coalfield Development team explored history: our own personal history, our region’s history, our country’s history, and our organization’s efforts at making history.

January 18, 2023

Listening

In 2023, we’ll focus on LISTENING: Leaning Into Sustainable Transformations Energizing New Innovations and New Growth.

January 4, 2023

West Virginia American Water and Coalfield Development Announce $185,000 Grant from American Water Charitable Foundation

Huntington, W.Va. (Oct. 5, 2022) – The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, recently announced a $185,000 grant to Coalfield Development as part of its 2022 Water and Environment Grant Program.

October 5, 2022

Be The Change You Want To See.

People Trained in
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Incubating and Investing in Employment-Based Social Enterprises

We wholly or partially own a family of employment-based social enterprises designed to diversify the regional economy to be less dependent on coal...

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Facilitating Professional, Personal, and Academic Development for People Facing Barriers to Employment

Coalfield development trains unemployed people in modern workforce skills. Throughout the year, we facilitate dozens of learning opportunities for community members...

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Leading and Collaborating on Community-Based Revitalization Projects

As a licensed general contractor, Coalfield can advance bold, creative projects in deep collaboration with the communities we serve. Our projects are designed and ultimately owned by the community...

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Rebuilding the Appalachian economy from the ground up. We believe in developing the potential of Appalachia through the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit.

Rebuilding the Appalachian economy
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