Last summer, in order to “revitalize communities and stimulate transformational change,” Governor DeWine allocated half a billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to establish the Appalachian Community Grant Program. The program demonstrates just how much a public sector collaboration at the federal, state, and local level can positively impact the Appalachian region. These resources will also help position Ohio’s Appalachian communities to successfully secure additional federal climate infrastructure funds. Other Appalachian states would do well to follow Ohio’s lead.