The Eastern Kentucky Runway Recompete Plan
*2023 Recompete Finalist
Application Title: The Eastern Kentucky Runway Recompete Plan
Lead Applicant: Shaping Our Appalachian Region
State(s) Served: Kentucky
Applicant-Defined Region: 12 persistent poverty counties in southeastern Kentucky
Contact: Colby Hall ([email protected])
The Eastern Kentucky Runway Recompete Plan, led by Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), requests approximately $50 million to reduce barriers to employment and address skills mismatches in the healthcare and tech sectors in southeastern Kentucky. Residents in the area face significant barriers to employment, including transportation, childcare, housing, and skills gaps. The proposed investments will establish a small business accelerator focused on reducing those barriers, connect the un/underemployed to workforce training in collaboration with employers, digital skilling, and expand healthcare training facilities.
Recompete Plan Narrative (PDF)