Rural Knowledge Center

Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners

Building Regional Strength: Key Strategies

Insights and recommendations to build healthy, thriving rural & Indigenous regions.

Community and Economic Development Topics

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Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Misuse Toolkit

This community toolbox gathers federal resources to help communities address substance use disorder and opioid misuse.

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Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Toolkit

This White House toolkit provides information on receiving the two tax credits.

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Mapping Rural Colleges

This interactive map features rural colleges across the US. Users can filter their search by location type, sector, and rurality.

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rural-serving institution Data Tool

This project developed a metric for identifying rural-serving postsecondary institutions and offers a range of publicly available data products and tools to promote research about these critical institutions.

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Re-envisioning Rural America Tool

This tool classifies rural census tracts by their asset types from the Urban Institute. By illustrating the varied realities of...

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Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

This interactive map helps identify disadvantaged communities across the US that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. The map...

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Flooded road in rural America
Support Local Efforts for Eastern Kentucky

See our curated list of local resources and organizations aiding relief and recovery in Eastern Kentucky.

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financial coaching for American Indians and Alaska Natives

The Oklahoma NAC provides three types of free financial coaching for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the US: credit...

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Racial Equity Case Stories

United Philanthropy Forum

United Philanthropy Forum commissioned Community Centered Evaluation and Research (CCER) to uplift and share PSO members’ racial equity learning journeys through the development of in-depth case stories.

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STRONGER TOGETHER

USDA Rural Development

This federal handbook lays out all the programs within USDA and EDA that can help with rural economic development, ideally making it easier for rural organizations to identify and apply for federal funding.

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WHITE HOUSE TRIBAL PLAYBOOK

The White House

To help Tribal applicants navigate the full range of funds both available to Tribal Nations and set aside for their communities, this playbook provides an overview of the “what, when, where, and how” to apply for funds.

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MEASURING RURAL WEALTH CREATION

NADO Research Foundation

This guide from NADO Research Foundation introduces concepts of measuring progress in rural wealth creation for RDOs that are involved in community and economic development within their regions.