The Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services At East Tennessee State University Has Received Almost 50-Thousand Dollars In Grant Funding. The Money Is Being Provided By The National Endowment For The Humanities. It Will Be Used To Begin Developing An Online Open-Access Version Of Its Acclaimed Encyclopedia Of Appalachia. This Will Be Produced In Partnership With The University Of Tennessee Press And Will Allow People Globally To Access Reliable Content About The Region For Years To Come.