Funding Rural Futures: Call to Action
What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
Report
Blog
Federal Rural Policy Scan: Rebuild Rural America Act of 2021
With a new administration in Washington, we can expect many proposals for shifting the direction of rural policy and programming....
Blog
Redesign Required: Four Ideas for Reimagining Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era
This is the second in a series (see Part 1) on how to ensure development investments that are part of...
Blog
The Electoral College and the Rural-Urban Divide
In the last two election cycles, much has been written and said about the disproportionate influence that rural voters and...
Report
Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation - Office of Rural Prosperity
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity was created by Governor Evers’ Executive Order #65 to tap local perspectives on long-term, recent and future economic challenges facing the people, communities and businesses that make rural Wisconsin shine—and to turn ideas into action that increases economic activity and improves the quality of life for future generations.
Report
Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Rural America
There are no easy solutions to the challenges facing rural America, but the pandemic and calls for racial justice have...
Research Brief
Reimagining Rural policy: Organizing Federal Assistance to Maximize Rural Prosperity
Brookings Institution
The federal programs available today to promote rural economic and community development serve as a reminder of active federal involvement in the 20th century, but they are outdated, fragmented, and incoherent. How can federal policy more effectively support development in rural America?
Event
All Land is not Creating Equal: Unleashing Family and Community Wealth through Land Ownership
Nov. 18th, 2020, 1PM
The YouTube link above is a playlist – it has nine videos that cover all the different sessions of this...
Event
Opportunity Makers: Melding Health and Equity in Rural Places
Nov. 10th, 2020, 3PM
POWERPOINT FOR ROADS 4 Hospitals and clinics are critical institutions in rural places not only because they provide essential healthcare...
Blog
Creating A Force Multiplier – Why Advocates for Rural Health and Health Equity Should Work Together
Rural health disparities are well documented, as are racial and ethnic health disparities.
Event
Rural Housing Challenges in the Unfolding Pandemic
Sep. 22nd, 2020, 3PM
ROADS 3 HOUSING POWERPOINT Homes have become offices, schools, places of worship and our safe havens since the pandemic began....
Event
Immigrants & Rural Economies Weathering the Pandemic Together
Aug. 19th, 2020, 2PM
The YouTube video has English and Spanish subtitles. Click the CC box below the video for subtitles. El video de YouTube...
Report
Building Assets: Strengthening Community in Low-Wealth Rural Areas
NeighborWorks America
Learning Communities offer a meaningful opportunity for practitioners to come together to better understand practices, contexts, and trends related to their work. This report details lessons and recommendations from a six-month Learning Community focused on strengthening community in low-wealth rural areas.