Building Regional Strength: Key Strategies
Insights and recommendations to build healthy, thriving rural & Indigenous regions.
Rural Knowledge Center
Rural Resources, Insights, and Collaborations by Aspen CSG and Partners
Report
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 Support 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.
Tool
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY (ICT)
ICT
ICT is a spacious channel that serves Indigenous communities with news, entertainment, and opinion. ICT is an independent, nonprofit, multimedia news enterprise.
Blog
Strategies to Address Rural Flooding
Insights from practitioners in rural places experiencing repeated disasters on what it will take to for rural communities to drive their own solutions.
Blog
Navigating The Rural Green Economy’s Challenges and Solutions
Find solutions to rural sustainability challenges. Explore how rural leaders are building resilient, community-centered green economies.
Blog
How to Fund Narrative Ecosystems
NPQ
How can philanthropy effectively support narratives of liberation? This blog shares some implications for the practice of grantmaking and capacity building.
Blog
Affordable Housing in Rural Communities: Key Resources and Strategies
Explore strategies and success stories advancing affordable housing in rural communities. Learn how stable housing supports rural health, opportunity, and wellbeing.