Invest Appalachia

Invest Appalachia offers flexible loans and financing for farms, food processors, and agricultural infrastructure in Central Appalachia.

Invest Appalachia uses the IA Fund and Catalytic Capital Pool to support deals that require flexible, patient debt and first-risk capital.

Invest Appalachia provides patient, flexible funding for projects that enhance local wealth and sustainability in Central Appalachia.

Invest Appalachia unlocks economic opportunities in Central Appalachia through partnerships and capital deployment in key sectors.

Invest Appalachia is hiring a Rural Resilience Specialist to strengthen community networks, climate adaptation, and project readiness in Central Appalachia.

Invest Appalachia is expanding its team in 2025, adding full-time roles including a Director of Investment and an Investment Associate.

The Invest Appalachia board of directors announced Andrew Crosson as the founding CEO.

Jason Tartt, an award-winning conservation farmer and co-founder of EDGE nonprofit in McDowell County, West Virginia, discusses questions outsiders should ask about Appalachia.

Capital alone won’t build resilient communities. It takes information, relationships, capacity, and trust, accumulated over time, across initiatives and organizations, in places that have been asked to absorb risk without receiving real investment. Invest Appalachia directly coordinates an ecosystem of initiatives designed to do that deeper work: developing local leaders who can move deals,

Invest Appalachia aims to transform Central Appalachia by accelerating key sectors, increasing equity, and advancing climate resilience.

Invest Appalachia is a blended capital impact investment platform serving Central Appalachia, financing projects that build resilience and community wealth.