Rural Knowledge Center

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

Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & Economic Prosperity

Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.

Community and Economic Development Topics

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Thriving Communities Technical Assistance

Housing and Urban Development

The Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program, funded in FY 2022 with $5 million, is designed to support coordination and integration of transportation and housing in infrastructure planning and implementation.

Case Study
Building Funder Capacity to Work with Communities

This short case study has insights and tips on how funders are shifting gears to learn communities’ processes and practices, enabling more equitable partnerships and impactful projects that meet community needs.

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Economic Recovery Corps

IEDC

Explore the 65 catalytic projects that ERC Fellows will be advancing over the next 2.5 years alongside local host organizations and communities across the United States, U.S. Territories, and Tribal Nations.

Blog
Broadband technician working
Designing Scalable Co-Funding for Broadband Equity

Resources and learnings for rural communities to participate in the new federal funding available for high-speed broadband internet.

Blog
In It For Rural Resources: ROADS Event Recap

Resources and learnings from webinar on new federal opportunities for funding and technical assistance for rural America.

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INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY (ICT)

ICT

ICT is a spacious channel that serves Indigenous communities with news, entertainment, and opinion. ICT is an independent, nonprofit, multimedia news enterprise.

Blog
Strategies to Address Rural Flooding

Insights from practitioners in rural places experiencing repeated disasters on what it will take to for rural communities to drive their own solutions.

Blog
Navigating The Rural Green Economy’s Challenges and Solutions

There are insights and essential lessons for the green economy of the future coming out of rural communities across America.

Blog
How to Fund Narrative Ecosystems

NPQ

How can philanthropy effectively support narratives of liberation? This blog shares some implications for the practice of grantmaking and capacity building.

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Affordable Housing Advances Rural Wellbeing

Housing-related resources from our partners that are helpful for rural people and places.

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The Injustice of Repeated Flooding

Jan. 30th, 2024, 2PM

What structural challenges keep rural communities from addressing repeated flooding? What will it take for rural communities to drive their own solutions to repeated flooding?

Blog
Appalachia – Fed Communities Case Study

Fed Communities

Appalachian Funders Network, an organization formed in 2010 to drive collaborative partnerships to support the region, works to accelerate an equitable Appalachian transition by convening and connecting funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration.