The same creative energy that guides our artists, writers and musicians also inspires our innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Mississippi participates in the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). MDA's Appalachian Regional Office (ARO), in Tupelo, coordinates ARC activities and grants for Mississippi's 24 ARC counties. An MDA Deputy Director represents the Governor on the Appalachian Regional Commission.
The Appalachian Regional Commission is a partnership of federal, state and local governments that serves portions of 13 states.
Mississippi counties served by ARC are Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston and Yalobusha.
For more information:
Asset Development and Regional Services Division
Appalachian Regional Office
Telephone: 662.844.5413
Fax: 662.842.3667
marmour@mississippi.org
