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Program Evaluation: Community Builders Process

Report provides evaluation of Community Builders program offering analysis of effectiveness of economic development or the perceived impact of the community builders process on rural communities where it has been piloted.

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Still Open for Business: Working with Minority-Owned Rural Firms through the Pandemic

Jul. 22nd, 2020, 2PM

STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS POWERPOINT Racially and ethnically diverse populations comprise 21 percent of rural America—but produced 83 percent of...

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Building Better Fundamentals for Rural Progress

Sector-specific solutions dominate rural policy. We often hear about rural health, rural water, rural housing, broadband, agriculture. These are pieces...

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Advancing the Next Generation of Rural and Indigenous Leaders

Insights and tips to identify, establish, and sustain youth leadership in rural and Indigenous communities.

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Act as a Region

Communities persistently analyze, develop strategies and act together within and across sensible and workable regions to address shared issues, challenges, and opportunities and achieve outcomes at a productive scale.

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Rural America in The Information Age: Telecommunications Policy for Rural Development

Paper underscores the potential role that the Telecommunications Industry can play in rural economic development through broad reaching enhancement of industries in various rural regions.

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In It For Rural Resources: A ROADS Event Recap

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

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Comments of Mil Duncan, REPP: Panelist for RSS Session: “Rural America, Rural Women, and Public Policy.”

Remarks by Mil Duncan on RSS Session "Rural America, Rural Women, and Public Policy."

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The Rural Data Portal

The Rural Data Portal is a simple, easy-to-use online resource that provides essential information on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of communities in the United States.

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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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Poverty and Opportunity Structure in Rural America

Report focuses on State government economic development efforts to rural communities, examining six states' policies and subsequent impact on small agricultural communities.

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This Is What Capacity Looks Like: Building Development Muscle in Rural and Native Nation Communities

Nov. 30th, 2021, 3PM

It is often said that rural and tribal communities and organizations need more capacity to fully engage or solve problems in their regions. But what, exactly, equals “capacity”?