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Shifting Funding to Meet Community Needs
Insights and learnings from rural practitioners and funders on how funders can work to transform their thinking and action to better support their communities.
Voices from the USDA Equity Commission Report
Aspen CSG's analysis of the USDA Equity Commission's final report, plus quotes and insights from rural development leaders appointed to the commission.
Do New FEMA Rules Align with Equity?
FEMA announced big changes to federal disaster assistance programs. Do these changes create more equitable outcomes for communities after natural disasters?
Rural Broadband Infrastructure Resources
A collection of broadband resources for funding, advocacy, and community program opportunities for rural community leaders.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Affordable Housing Advances Rural Wellbeing
Housing-related resources from our partners that are helpful for rural people and places.
Rural Disaster Preparedness: Partnering for Resilience
Event recap blog with resources and big-picture insights on rural disaster preparedness.
Field-Based Rural Placemaking: Event Recap
This post-event blog has concrete rural placemaking strategies and takeaways relevant to communities of every size.
From Competition to Cooperation: Rural Wealth Creation
Insights from rural practitioners who are advancing equitable prosperity and economic development in a way that embraces and strengthens the unique assets of rural regions.