Known as the “angels in blue jeans,” Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is a Christ-centered housing ministry based in Johnson City, Tennessee. For over 50 years, ASP has partnered with governments, churches, nonprofits, and corporations to repair and build homes for low-income residents of Central Appalachia. ASP retained Merchant McIntyre Associates (MM) to win major federal funding to expand its work and serve more people in need. Thus far, MM and ASP have secured millions of dollars for projects in multiple states.

Our wins and expected awards include:

$790,000 to support year-round home repair programs in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$730,500 for critical home repair. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$665,000 for a summer home repair program in West Virginia. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$500,000 to construct new homes for low-income families in East Tennessee. (Source: Appalachia Regional Commission)
$500,000 for an emergency home repair program in West Virginia. (Source: THUD Appropriations Bill)
$460,000 for critical home repair. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$450,000 to purchase construction materials and repair homes in Johnson City, TN and Jonesville, VA. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$300,000 to purchase construction materials and organize volunteers, pending. (Source: THUD Appropriations Bill)
$250,000 to support the Summer Home Repair Program in Johnson City, TN. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$220,000 to repair homes for families below the poverty line, pending. (Source: THUD Appropriations Bill)
$147,000 for critical home repair. (Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development)
$50,000 to coordinate volunteers and repair homes. (Source: Corporation for National and Community Service)