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.

Read First!

Please take time to review the full form before beginning, as some fields require information you may not have on hand.

If you need to save and resume later, there is a link at the bottom of the form to do so.

If you are unable to complete at least 75% of this form, your project probably isn’t ready for repayable investment. We recommend working with a Technical Assistance (TA) provider to prepare your investment materials. A list of resource providers is available here.

If your project is still in the planning or visioning phase, other grant funding may be a better fit. If you believe your project is close to being ready, you can complete this form and IA staff can recommend TA or other support.

Eligibility Screening

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 primarily looking for repayable investment (e.g this is NOT a proposal for grant funding)? *

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.

Contact

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 *

Business/Organization

Legal name of the company/organization sponsoring/hosting the project *

Address of the company/organization

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Year business or organization founded (format: YYYY) *

Website of the sponsoring/hosting business/organization

Project

Project name or descriptive title *

Approximate address of the proposed project (may differ from address listed above) *

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? *

List any other organizations, agencies, businesses, partners, etc. that have been involved in the project so far and a few words about their role. *

Community & Impact

Describe how the community has demonstrated support for the project (e.g. community engagement process, local economic development plan, or other local guidance or input on the proposed project). *

How will the project build community wealth or serve community needs (e.g. quality jobs, community amenities, needed goods or services, etc.)? *

Does the project specifically support or serve any disadvantaged individuals or groups? If yes, who? *

Does the project advance community resilience to climate change or weather-related events? Does the project reduce or displace greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. through improved energy efficiency, sustainable building materials/practices, building weatherization, renewable energy generation, green transportation, regenerative agriculture/forestry, etc.)? If yes, how? *

What metrics do you plan to use to measure impact to the community (e.g. jobs created, individuals served, number of affordable housing units developed, cost savings, businesses served, square feet improved, etc.)? *

Market

What is the product or service that the project is offering/will offer (e.g. housing, food, textiles, health care, commercial real estate, renewable energy, household credit, etc.)? *

Who is the target audience or market? *

Please describe the area this project will serve, listing, at minimum, the states and counties. *

How do you know there’s market demand for the project to succeed? *

What is the expected source of revenue to repay the investment in this project (e.g. rent, sales, reimbursement, re-sale, etc.)? *

What are the barriers to entry for the project and for any competitors? *

Describe the main competitors and/or risk factors for this project. *

Implementation

How do you plan to launch and/or grow the project? Share major milestones and timelines for project phases. *

Describe the leadership team behind the project. Who are they and why are they qualified? *

Financials

What was the total revenue over the last 12 calendar months for the project, or the business/organization sponsoring the project? *

What is the projected annual revenue for the project/business, and when is it expected to start generating revenue? *

Use N/A if not relevant.

If the project involves the purchase of real estate, an existing business, equipment, or inventory, what is the estimated value of these assets? *

If there are additional sources of collateral that could be available to secure a loan, please list them and their estimated value. *

Financing

Total project cost (include committed and needed funds for the whole project or phase of business) *

This amount should represent the cost of the entire project - not just what you are requesting from Invest Appalachia.

Amount requested from Invest Appalachia *

Please note that IA typically does not fully finance a project alone, but may seek other financing partners if you do not already have them identified. You are encouraged to also seek other financing options.

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

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

If you have committed funding, describe the amount and terms of that funding (e.g. grant terms, equity, loan rate & term, etc.). *

Describe what you hope to use IA funding for (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.). *

If you know what financing terms you need, please describe them (e.g. Interest rate, amortization, repayment structure, maturity, etc.). *

Do you expect that the project will require some form of credit enhancement to secure repayable financing (e.g. loan guarantee, interest rate buy-down, unsecured bridge financing, etc.)? *

Materials Upload - Essential for Loan Consideration

These documents are typically required for loan consideration. If you do not submit them here, you will likely be required to submit them later in order to proceed with a loan application.

Most recent Income Statement and Balance Sheet