Archway Partnership

What Archway Partnership does

Archway Partnership is a university public service unit within the University of Georgia's Public Service and Outreach division that operates a community engagement model in rural Georgia. It embeds full-time UGA faculty and staff, referred to as Archway Professionals, into partner county governments to connect local stakeholders with university expertise across economic development, education, health, and workforce priorities. The unit currently maintains a presence in 8 active community counties, with Dublin-Laurens County added in July 2024, and serves rural Georgia residents, local governments, and community-based organizations as its primary constituents.

Its core service portfolio includes the foundational Archway Partnership embedding program, the Connected Resilient Communities (CRC) initiative launched in 2022, the Look Ahead Georgia internship program launched in 2024, the Rural Engagement Workshop, and the Fishers of Men faith-based program that uses telemedicine equipment to extend rural health access. Underlying the work is access to a deep talent pool of more than 300 UGA faculty members and over 2,000 students across disciplines, deployed into projects at marginal cost relative to commercial consultancies. Notable technical components are limited; the program is fundamentally a human-capital delivery model rather than a technology platform, with telemedicine hardware in the Fishers of Men program representing the most explicitly technology-adjacent component.

The business model is not commercial. Archway is funded through a combination of University of Georgia state appropriations, federal and state grants, and community co-funding from partner counties. Since 2009 the program has secured more than $20 million in grants, and over the past three years it has reported $22.9 million in ROI and $16.6 million in community grants flowing through its partner counties. Its 2022 receipt of the C. Peter Magrath Award and its APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation reflect its positioning as a nationally recognized land-grant university public service model rather than a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

Archway Partnership

Legal name

UGA Archway Partnership

Website

https://archwaypartnership.uga.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Archway Partnership is a University of Georgia public service unit that embeds UGA faculty and staff into rural Georgia county governments to deliver community-driven economic development, workforce, and resilience programming across 8 active partner communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Major Extension & Outreach Missions (EDAHAAAG), Corporate & Foundation Relations (Sponsorships, Grants, Partnerships) (EDALAOAE)

Keywords

• Rural community development
• University public service
• Community engagement programs
• Workforce development initiatives
• Community health partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. UGA Public Service and Outreach Funding: As a unit of UGA Public Service and Outreach, the Archway Partnership operates through university funding allocations and institutional support rather than commercial revenue generation.
2. Federal and State Grant Funding: The program and its community projects are funded through grants including USDA grants, Department of Labor funding ($3 million grant), Southeast Crescent Regional Commission grants, and various state agency grants.
3. Community Contributions and Cost-Sharing: Partner communities contribute financially through funding partners including county boards, city governments, development authorities, healthcare systems, and educational institutions who co-fund projects and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Archway Partnership embeds University of Georgia faculty and staff ("Archway Professionals") in rural Georgia communities to connect local priorities with university resources in workforce, education, healthcare, and economic development. It runs sustained multi-year partnerships with counties and offers programs such as Look Ahead Georgia, Connected Resilient Communities (CRC), the Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty, and the Fishers of Men program. Engagement is delivered through community-based research, technical assistance, and student/faculty projects tailored to each partner community.

Product overview

The Archway Partnership is a single unified community engagement program operated by UGA Public Service and Outreach. It connects Georgia communities with university resources through embedded Archway Professionals who serve as liaisons between communities and UGA faculty and students. Key programs include the Look Ahead Georgia internship initiative, the Connected Resilient Communities (CRC) designation program, the Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty, and the Fishers of Men telehealth program. The organization works with partner communities across Georgia on projects ranging from healthcare and education to economic development and infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Look Ahead Georgia: An eight-week summer internship initiative designed to connect University of Georgia students with meaningful work opportunities in their rural hometowns.
• Connected Resilient Communities (CRC)

Products and services

• Archway Partnership Core Engagement
• Look Ahead Georgia

Quantifiable outcome

• 106 projects completed in Fiscal Year 2025
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered key, core and supporting.

• Georgia PowerkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023A significant partner providing support for UGA's E-Mobility initiative and ongoing collaboration with the Archway Partnership. Georgia Power is committed to community development across Georgia and provides both funding and operational support.
• UGA Public Service and OutreachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Archway Partnership is a unit of UGA Public Service and Outreach, which encompasses multiple outreach units including the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, and UGA Extension. These units collaborate on projects and programs like the Connected Resilient Communities initiative.
• UGA Career CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the Archway Partnership on the Look Ahead Georgia internship program, providing career planning, mentorship, and professional skills development for student interns placed in rural communities.
• J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on leadership development programs including Leadership McDuffie, High Potential Leaders program, and entrepreneurial leadership academies in partner communities.
• UGA College of Environment and Design (CED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners through the Center for Community Design and Preservation (CCDP) to conduct design charrettes and planning projects. CCDP has conducted over 100 design charrettes in Georgia since 1997.
• UGA College of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides engineering students for capstones and project work including infrastructure studies, transportation planning, and facility assessments in Archway communities.
• UGA College of PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on healthcare initiatives including the Fishers of Men telehealth program and community health needs assessments in rural communities.
• UGA College of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on community health assessments, dementia awareness programs, and health education initiatives in rural Georgia communities.
• UGA Carl Vinson Institute of GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on economic development planning, master plans, and the PROPEL program for rural community economic recovery and resiliency.
• UGA Small Business Development Center (SBDC)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on entrepreneurial programs and small business support in Archway communities, including the entrepreneurial leadership academies.
• UGA Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtension agents work throughout rural Georgia and partner with Archway on projects involving agriculture, community development, and health education.
• Georgia Department of Public HealthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on healthcare initiatives including telehealth programs and community health assessments in rural communities.
• Georgia Municipal Association (GMA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresents the Visionary City Awards recognizing Archway community Hawkinsville for healthcare improvement through the Fishers of Men program.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Penn State Extension: Penn State's outreach and extension unit serving all 67 Pennsylvania counties with research-based education. Comparable as a comprehensive land-grant extension partner with strong community-development programming and embedded county-based staffing.
• University of Wisconsin Division of Extension: University of Wisconsin Extension partners with all 72 Wisconsin counties on community development, agriculture, and youth programming. Closely comparable as a land-grant extension system with sustained county-level relationships and faculty/student engagement.
• Michigan State University Extension: MSU Extension connects Michigan communities to university expertise across agriculture, health, and community development. Directly comparable as a land-grant university outreach unit with embedded county presence and interdisciplinary project delivery.
• North Carolina State Extension: NC State Extension partners with all 100 North Carolina counties through county centers and field faculty. Directly comparable as a public land-grant extension system with interdisciplinary expertise serving rural and underserved communities.
• Purdue Extension: Purdue University's extension and outreach unit, embedded in Indiana communities to deliver research-based education and technical assistance. Closely comparable as a land-grant extension program serving rural county needs through faculty, staff, and student engagement.
• Iowa State University Extension and Outreach: Iowa State's land-grant extension system that connects university resources to all 99 Iowa counties. Directly comparable to Archway's mission of mobilizing 18+ colleges to address rural community-identified challenges with sustained county presence.
• Oregon State University Extension Service: OSU Extension delivers community-based programming across Oregon with county offices and field faculty. Comparable as a land-grant university extension partner with similar rural community development, agriculture, and youth programming mission.
• Virginia Cooperative Extension (Virginia Tech): A Virginia Tech and Virginia State University partnership delivering community-engaged programming across Virginia. Comparable as a land-grant extension model with embedded agents, applied research, and rural community development work.
• Ohio State University Extension: OSU Extension delivers community-engaged programming across Ohio counties through field specialists and county offices. Directly comparable as a public, land-grant extension model that pairs university expertise with local community development, agriculture, and health initiatives.
• University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute: A University of Nebraska program dedicated to rural community vitality through university-community partnerships and engaged research. Highly comparable in scope: applied research, student/faculty engagement, and rural economic development across a multi-county footprint.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/archwaypartnership
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/archway-partnership
• Instagraminstagram.com/archwaypartnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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