Southern Tier 8’s performance in 2021 demonstrated another year of heightened activity with Pandemic response and ecosystem rebuilding efforts. Looking back at 2021, not only did we secure more federal investments than we’ve seen in 40 years, but we also positioned communities for upcoming investments to support our community growth for the next five years. We had the strongest organizational staff yet and dedicated contract employees with talent to move five key community development steps forward:
2020 In Review...
Ecosystem assessment & strategy development to support established & start-up companies in the Clean Energy Industry across the Southern Tier. Industries Mapped across the Southern Tier.
Industry Cluster Mapped by Tier Energy Network
Session 1: Rural America’s Hidden Housing Crisis, offered 11/18/21 Michael J. Borges, Executive Director, Rural Housing Coalition of New York Darren “Hal” McCabe, Executive Director, NY State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources Shelly Johnson-Bennett, Director of Planning, Delaware County Moderator: Shane Butler, Director of Planning & Airport Administrator, Chenango County. Topic areas: rural and urban challenges, affordable v. workforce v. low-income housing, regional context.
Appalachian Region Employers Toolkit for use in promoting workplace safety. This collection of resources includes information on meeting community needs, facts about COVID-19 vaccines, and sample social media posts for your use
Stress Survey Results from Businesses across the Southern Tier
Subgrantee vs Contractor explained, August 2018
This guide will assist you with determining performance measures for your proposed project.
Creating a Culture of Health in Appalachia: Disparities and Bright Spots is an innovative research initiative sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and administered by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. This multi-part health research project will, in successive reports: measure population health and document disparities in health outcomes in the Appalachian Region compared to the United States as a whole, as well as disparities within the Appalachian Region; identify “Bright Spots,” or communities that exhibit better-than-expected health outcomes given their resources; and explore a sample of the Bright Spot communities through indepth, field-based case studies. Taken together, these reports will provide a basis for understanding and addressing health issues in the Appalachian Region. This research initiative aims to identify factors that support a Culture of Health in Appalachian communities and explore replicable activities, programs, or policies that encourage better-than-expected health outcomes that could translate into actions that othercommunities can replicate.
Resources developed in the 2020-2021 DDAA Learning Academy...many thanks to the Center of Regional Economic Competitiveness for hosting the supports!
The Active Recovery Workforce Industry Summit event was held on April 10th 2019. Movie producer Jessica Vecchione presented her short film entitled SMACKED! Heroin Addiction & Recovery in Rural America featuring Dr. Julie Dostal of LEAF.
The Governance Project Guidance
Internet Access Map provided by the Experts @ Center on Rural Innovation
FCC Map of Internet Service