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Introduction 1

Identifying Coal Communities 3
　Interagency Working Group ( IWG ) on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization 4
　U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration ( EDA ) 5
　Appalachian Regional Commission ( ARC ) 6
　U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Community Economic Development - Focus on Energy Communities 7
　Coal Communities Impacted by Coal Closures 2000 / 2010 or Later 7
　Coal Communities as a Subset of " Energy Communities" 8

Trends in U.S. Coal Production and Employment 11

Economic Diversification and Employment in Coal Communities 14

Selected Federal Assistance Policies 17
　Programs for Economic Diversification, Community Revitalization, and Jobs 18
　Selected Business Development, Research and Development, and Energy Infrastructure Programs 20
　Tax Credit Policies for Businesses in Coal Communities 23
　Federal Assistance for Mine Land Reclamation for Economic and Community Development 24
　　Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization ( AMLER ) Program 25
　　AML Funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 27
　Workforce Development Programs ( Job Training and Education ) 28
　Other Federal Activities 29

Policy Considerations 30
　Role of Federal Assistance 30
　Structure, Coordination, and Integration Considerations 32
　Role of Nonfederal Assistance : State and Private Support 33
　Whether and How to Target Assistance for Coal Communities 34
　Small, Rural, or Underserved Communities and Capacity Consideration 35
　Mine Land Reclamation Considerations 36
　Scale, Timing, and Program Evaluation Consideration 36
　Conclusion 38