Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
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.
Executive Summary for Future Rural Futures: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for more equitable funding models.
NC Rural Center
NC Rural Center investigates where the Affordable Connectivity Program stands today and how many rural North Carolinians are affected by the end of the program.
Executive Summary for Unlocking Potential: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for action on weaving health and development.
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.
What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to rural development organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?
The West Virginia Community Development Hub
The Hub's report identifies potential strategies individual agencies could undertake to creatively address current barriers to rural access to federal resources.
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
IEDC’s Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative is IEDC’s flagship Race, Equity, and Economic Development program.
National Rural Health Association
This NRHA white paper notes the lack of access to rural obstetric care as a known and growing concern. It supports a multifactorial approach to workforce, local access, regional care models, and social drivers of health to provide obstetric services in rural areas.
Brookings Institution
Brookings Institute authors estimate >$464 billion, or 45% of the combined appropriations in these three laws, present a significant opportunity for rural America and offer recommendations on how to maximize the benefits.
Housing Assistance Council
First published in 1984, Taking Stock is HAC's decennial research publication. The 2023 edition of Taking Stock continues this legacy of presenting social, economic, and housing trends for rural places and people.
The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)
Research on rural America’s economic opportunity from CORI highlights growing disparities due to the knowledge economy’s focus on urban areas. It emphasizes the need for equitable policy and investment in rural regions to address systemic inequities and enable rural participation in the knowledge economy.
Urban Institute
This report details how PRT is working individually and collectively to make progress toward and meet their shared goals.
