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
Report
Report
Barriers to Federal Investment in Rural Communities
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.
Case Study
Safe Drinking Water: Rural Economic Justice Case Study
Learn about the barriers rural communities face to accessing safe drinking water, and how they're working to develop clean water systems.
Event
Funders Shift Thinking to Meet Community Needs
Apr. 11th, 2024, 2PM
Fair treatment and meaningful involvement require agencies and funders to shift gears and meet communities where they are. What does it take to make this shift so that communities are treated fairly and meaningfully involved in the funding process?
Tool
ERADICATING RURAL POVERTY: THE POWER OF COOPERATION
Nonprofit Quarterly
Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This series from Partners for Rural Transformation and NPQ highlights that topic and efforts to address multi-generational poverty.
Blog
Do New FEMA Rules Align with Equity?
FEMA announced big changes to federal disaster assistance programs. Do these changes create more equitable outcomes for communities after natural disasters?
Report
Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
IEDC’s Equitable Economic Development Playbook Initiative is IEDC’s flagship Race, Equity, and Economic Development program.
Blog
Rural Broadband Infrastructure Resources
Resources related to rural internet access, including funding, advocacy, and community program opportunities for community leaders.
Tool
Thriving Communities Technical Assistance
Housing and Urban Development
The Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program, funded in FY 2022 with $5 million, is designed to support coordination and integration of transportation and housing in infrastructure planning and implementation.
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.
Tool
Economic Recovery Corps
IEDC
Explore the 65 catalytic projects that ERC Fellows will be advancing over the next 2.5 years alongside local host organizations and communities across the United States, U.S. Territories, and Tribal Nations.
Blog
Designing Scalable Co-Funding for Broadband Equity
Resources and learnings for rural communities to participate in the new federal funding available for high-speed broadband internet.
Blog
In It For Rural Resources: ROADS Event Recap
Resources and learnings from webinar on new federal opportunities for funding and technical assistance for rural America.