Digital Skills Opportunity Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) is actively expanding digital literacy initiatives, notably the Digital Skills Initiative targeting adults aged 50 and over in Eastern Kentucky, signaling a potential focus area for partner organizations offering training platforms, broadband access, or workforce upskilling programs.

Disaster & Recovery Nexus SOAR recently launched an Eastern KY Flood Recovery Resource Hub, indicating ongoing needs in disaster resilience, housing, and community services—options exist to cross-sell disaster recovery tech, funding advisory services, and case management solutions.

Broadband & Tech Funding With prior FCC broadband grants and a track record of securing multi-hundred-thousand-dollar funding, SOAR is a strong candidate for partnerships around broadband deployment, broadband adoption programs, network infrastructure help, and related grant write/management services.

Economic Development Focus SOAR operates as a regional flag-bearer for a comprehensive economic plan in 54 counties, presenting opportunities for collaboration on data analytics, regional planning software, stakeholder engagement platforms, and public-private partnership initiatives.

Funding & Partnerships The organization reports substantial revenue and funding levels and has a history of engaging with multiple grant streams (FCC, Opioid Abatement, EDA Recompete) suggesting openness to vendor solutions that support grant management, compliance, and impact measurement.