CSG Publication

Case Study
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Making Broadband Work for Rural Communities and Native nations

Short case study with lessons learned, gaps in current approaches, and potential models that could move the country toward digital equity & full broadband coverage at a sustainable cost.

Report
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.

Report
Funding Rural Futures: A Call to Action

What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to rural development organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?

Case Study
Safe Drinking Water: Rural Economic Justice Case Study

This short case study has insights on what will it take for rural communities to drive their own clean water solutions and breaks down the structural challenges that keep rural communities from accessing clean water solutions.

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.

Case Study
Rural Environmental Justice: Community Flooding Case Study

This short case study has insights and tips on addressing the causes and conditions contributing to flooding in rural places, as well as to envision and build thriving futures of equitable rural prosperity.

Research Brief
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Connecting Minority-Serving Institutions and Rural Research

Exploring the potential for MSIs to produce more rural research and integrate rural perspectives into established and developing rural-focused research systems. 

Research Brief
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Building Trust With Community-Based Participatory Research

This research brief explores how rural MSIs and approaches to community-based participatory research can be used to better understand MSIs’ nature and practices.