Policy & Data
Reimagining Rural Policy
Brookings Institution
Federal assistance for rural development is outdated, fragmented, and confusing. Brookings researchers provide recommendations to maximize the return on federal investment.
REINVENTING RURAL POLICY
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
This Policy Brief looks at the experience and insights coming from numerous initiatives that are being implemented across OECD countries and offer possible solutions to these policy challenges.
REINVENTING RURAL POLICY
Regional, rural and urban development
This Policy Brief looks at the experience and insights coming from numerous initiatives that are being implemented across OECD countries and offer possible solutions to these policy challenges.
REIMAGINING RURAL POLICY PODCAST
Rural Matters
In the first of a three-part series, Michelle talks with Tony Pipa of the Brookings Institution and Janet Topolsky of Aspen CSG about the opportunity to modernize and improve US policy to support equitable rural development.
Blue Ribbon Commission Report
Wisconsin Office of Rural Prosperity
The Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity taps 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.
THE RURAL POLICY ACTION REPORT
Rural Democracy Initiative
The Rural Democracy Initiative identified top rural policy priorities for the year for federal and state-based policymakers and advocates. Each issue area includes policy priorities, example legislation, and the context for how these issues impact people in rural communities.
REIMAGINE APPALACHIA COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS RESOURCES
Reimagine Appalachia
Community Benefits Agreements (also known as CBAs or Community Benefit Plans) are legal agreements to get everyone – labor organizations, racial justice groups, environmental entities, faith communities and other local stakeholders – to work together and sign off to ensure the benefits of government dollars are optimized in our communities. This page collects resources on the topic that are useful for all communities.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY INDEX
Argonne National Laboratory
The Economic Development Capacity Index (EDCI), uses publicly available data to assess critical elements that contribute to a county’s overall economic development capacity.
IRA Pocket Guides
USDA Rural Development
A quick-reference tool to aid stakeholders in their search for funding opportunities.
EQUITABLE POLICYMAKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
ChangeLab Solutions
Watch this webinar to learn about innovative policy strategies and solutions at local, regional, and state levels that have the power to create opportunity and health equity in rural communities.
THE RURAL POLICY ACTION REPORT
Rural Democracy Initiative
The Rural Democracy Initiative identified top rural policy priorities for the year for federal and state-based policymakers and advocates. Each issue area includes policy priorities, example legislation, and the context for how these issues impact people in rural communities.
Recompete Pilot Program Webinar
Jun. 29th, 2023, 3PM
Join our upcoming webinar on on the Recompete Pilot program, which aims to invest $200M in geographically diverse economically distressed communities.