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Rural Data for Analysis and Change
Federal and state governments collect and provide a wide range of readily available critical rural data on place, economy and population conditions, and outcomes from the sub-county level to census tracts.

Gearing Up for Success: Organizing a State for Rural Development
Purpose of this book is to provide states-and their rural development partners- with some guidance that will better enable them to create and implement successful rural development strategies.

Local Innovation Strengthening Rural Economies
Feb. 10th, 2017, 12PM
America’s Rural Opportunity is a six-part series of panel conversations that invites policymakers, economic and community development practitioners, and business and philanthropic leaders to engage in real dialogue around advancing a rural opportunity agenda.

Rural Collaboration: Lessons from ROADs Initiative
This ROADs culmination event recap highlights the power of rural collaboration, focusing on capacity building, coalition efforts, and innovative partnerships for rural advocacy.

On the Edge of Homelessness: Rural Poverty and Housing Insecurity
This article seeks to broaden the general understanding of rural homelessness and examines trends in rural housing that reduce the ability of poorer residents to secure adequate shelter.

USDA RD Program and Services Interactive Map
This interactive map provides relevant USDA grant and loan programs for each state.

Family and Household Structure and Change in Rural America
Paper explores changing family structures in Rural America.

Draft Report on Financial service Industries in Rural Areas
Draft report seeks to analyze effect of technological innovation and deregulation on financial services industries in rural areas.

A reminder to reporters: If you’ve seen one rural place … you’ve seen one rural place
By shaping accurate narratives, we can drive fair and just investments and policies that honor the people and places at the heart of rural and Indigenous communities.

Building Blocks of Rural Development
Paper is intended to be a reference point for state and local leaders to address economic development in rural South.

Growing Language Skills with Immigrant Families
What can be done to help immigrant families with the language barrier as they work on improving their language skills?...

Rural Work Force Development: Issues and Strategies for Rural Leaders
Document provides an overview of issues related to work force development and examples of promising strategies for dealing with these issues.