Request for Proposals: Evaluation of Migration and Population Trends in Appalachia

ARC is seeking proposals from qualified researchers to examine migration and population change in the Appalachian Region. ​​​

The research will incorporate a variety of datasets, tools, and methodologies to provide an overview of migration and population trends in the region, highlighting how current trends differ from those in the past. Analysis should provide a high-level look at trends dating back to at least 1960, as well as an in-depth examination of trends over the past decade.

The contractor will deliver a final report, executive summary, and state-level fact sheets that help answer the following questions:

• What are the migration and population trends throughout the Region? How have these trends changed over time?
• What are the characteristics of the places that are gaining/losing population? What are the characteristics of people who are migrating?
• How has migration changed the demographic profiles of communities throughout Appalachia?
• How have these demographic changes impacted the places gaining/losing population?

Key dates are outlined below. If you have any questions, please reach out to ARC’s economist Logan Thomas.

RFP open date: August 7, 2024
Questions due: September 4, 2024
Answers posted on arc.gov: September 11, 2024
Proposal due date: October 2, 2024
Interviews: October 21 – November 20, 2024
Selection date: December 11, 2024
Contract period: January – September 2025

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