Four Principles for Fostering Community Well-Being with Asset-Based Development
Insights and recommendations to foster rural & Indigenous well-being with asset based development.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
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CORI Rural Toolkit
Center on Rural Innovation
Looking for a toolkit to inform your rural digital economy ecosystem strategies? Hoping to better visualize the challenges facing rural...
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IRSG Rural Organizing Dialogue Series
Neighborhood Funders Group
In a dialogue series hosted by the Integrated Rural Strategies Group, funders come together to learn from rural leaders — and each other — about recent developments and best practices in equitable rural development.
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Raising the Roof: Solar on Rural and Tribal Housing
Rural LISC
Despite its many benefits, communities still face numerous challenges to financing and installing solar. Hear from housing solar experts on their experience deploying solar in rural and tribal communities using a nonprofit development model, and from a Rural LISC partner on shared lessons from a recent solar feasibility study.
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Improving Rural Capital and Credit Access
What are some of the major capital and credit trends right now for rural practitioners?
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Rural Playbook
Playbook of rural hospitals pioneering creative partnerships with community development that pave the way for further investments in their communities.
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Research Report Findings: Investing in Dismantling Structural Racism and Economic Inequity in Rural America
Report authors provide recommendations to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for development of a network to help to dismantle structural racism and economic inequity in rural America.
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The Rural Aperture Project – Aspen CSG
The Rural Aperture Project from the Center on Rural Innovation is intended to provide all those advancing rural prosperity — from practitioners...
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RURAL VOICE IN CLIMATE RELOCATION: ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES
The Center for Public Integrity
Relocation experts say that Isle de Jean Charles illustrates the need for an organized effort with far more money, fewer bureaucratic hurdles and greater sensitivity to the needs of communities impacted by a long history of forced relocation and racism.
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National association of counties HOUSING SOLUTIONS MATCHMAKER TOOL
The housing policy matchmaker aspires to be a resource for local officials, providing information that assists in understanding the elements...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Overview
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help renters and landlords pay rent, cover utilities, and make up for a loss in...
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USDA RD Walk Through Example: Annual Household Income
What the USDA RD looks for when reviewing the lender's annual income calculation.
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USDA RD Program and Services Interactive Map
This interactive map provides relevant USDA grant and loan programs for each state.