Submit a Project

Tell Us About Your Project

Please use the form below to share more about your project to see if it is a good fit for IA support.

Staff reviews each submission and will notify you with 2-4 weeks if your project is eligible for IA support.

Is your project based in and/or does your project primarily serve the Appalachian Counties of at least one of the following states: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia? *

Does your project have demonstrated support from the community it will serve/be based in? *

Will the primary economic benefits of your project go to the local community in which the project is located? (e.g. the project is locally owned, provides living wage jobs, builds locally-owned assets, etc) *

Are you looking for repayable investment? *

If you answered “NO” to any of the above, your project is likely not a good fit for IA funding. You are still welcome to continue with this submission of this form. We will review all submissions and invite applications from eligible and mission-aligned projects.

Project name *

Company/Organization sponsoring/hosting the project *

Website of the sponsoring/hosting Company/Organization

Name of the person submitting this form *

First

Last

Email of the person submitting this form *

Phone number of the person submitting this form *

Please select the option that most applies to your (the submitter's) relationship to this project *

Approximate address of the proposed project *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Please use the approximate address that shows up when you locate the project on Google Maps. This location will only be used for our internal project distribution and service area data tracking - no mail will be sent here. Depending on the project, this may not necessarily be the location of the business or organization's offices. It may be the business' storefront location, the site of the project's new construction, the headquarters of a service organization, the center of a market area served by a digital service, etc.

Describe the project. Who does it serve and what will it accomplish? Please limit your response to 5 sentences. *

Total project cost (include committed and needed funds) *

Amount requested from Invest Appalachia *

Select the option that most closely describes the status of the project *

List other funders/lenders you have spoken with about this project, including those that denied funding to your project (this helps us ensure we are filling gaps). Indicate whether each committed funds, are considering committing funds, or denied funds to the project. *

Describe what you hope to use IA funding for. Please limit to 5 sentences. *

E.g. Bridge loan to permanent funding, working capital for business/project, real estate or business acquisition, re-lending capital, construction loan, support for preparing for additional investment, etc.

What will be the measurable positive impacts to the community if this project is successful? *

E.g. Jobs created, individuals served, number of affordable housing units developed, etc.

You may share any additional materials here. Please compile multiple items into one document.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

E.g. pitch deck, summary overview, infographic, prospectus, and/or marketing materials

What We Offer

Invest Appalachia is a blended capital fund, primarily providing patient and flexible loans that can be customized to fit your project. Our investments range from $100,000 to $2,500,000 (with exceptions), have terms of 6 months – 7 years, and vary in interest rate and repayment structure. Investments may support fixed assets, equipment, real estate, facilities, construction, working capital, project finance, relending, and more.

Who Is Eligible?

To be considered, projects must meet all of the following criteria:

Be located in or primarily serving the Central Appalachian Region (Appalachian counties of TN, NC, VA, WV, KY, OH).
Create positive social, environmental, and economic impacts for communities in the region (not financially or environmentally extractive).
Align with one of IA’s sectors of focus, or otherwise contribute to quality jobs, local ownership, and community wealth.
Be financially viable (demonstrate meaningful revenue and repayment potential). Requests for non-repayable grants will not be considered.

What this is not:

A source for personal or individual loans
A proposal for grant funding
A loan application (invitations to apply for investment from IA will be based on this intake form)

Local Lending Partners

Place-based community lenders such as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and loan funds are key partners for IA, and our investments are tailored to be compatible with these lending partners. We encourage prospective borrowers to start with their local community lender; IA may refer submitted projects to one or more of its lending partners for follow-up.

Here is a list of community lenders serving each Central Appalachian state, compiled from an Appalachian Regional Commission database.

Submit a Project

Tell Us About Your Project

If you answered “NO” to any of the above, your project is likely not a good fit for IA funding. You are still welcome to continue with this submission of this form. We will review all submissions and invite applications from eligible and mission-aligned projects.

What We Offer

Who Is Eligible?

Local Lending Partners

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