# 115-hr-5350: Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018

115-hr-5350, Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5350
- Congress: 115
- Title: Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Introduced: 2018-03-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Appalachia Opportunity Grants Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award grants for units of local government in the Appalachian region of the eastern United States to convene groups of public and private entities to collaborate in carrying out regional projects to accomplish positive economic and community impacts in the region. A regional project carried out by a collaborative group must: (1) involve at least two municipalities that share a border; and (2) complete a specific activity that has a goal of job creation, expansion of the capacity of post-secondary education, growth of tourism, improving public health, or upgrading regional infrastructure.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-4961: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-4827: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
- 115-hr-4229: Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5350 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5350)

## Related
- [115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5671)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5391: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5391)
- [115-hr-4961: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4961)
- [115-hr-4827: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4827)
- [115-hr-4229: Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5350 (as of 2025-11-18).