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From the Delta to Aspen: Elevating Rural Voices & Solutions
At the Aspen Ideas Festival, Justin Archer Burch brought what’s working in the Delta to a national stage, ensuring rural, Southern, and community-rooted solutions are part of the conversation.
Thrive Rural Framework: Building Blocks
To spark new ways of thinking, the Thrive Rural Framework is designed to be looked at in many ways. At...
Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Rural America
There are no easy solutions to the challenges facing rural America, but the pandemic and calls for racial justice have...
What Next for Sustainable Agriculture?
Paper considers issues that sustainable agriculture is expected to face as it moves on from an abstract concept to a more transformative tool of agricultural system.
A Community Researcher’s Guide to Rural Data: Where to find answers to questions about Rural America’s Population and Labor Force, Income, Health, and Education, Industries and Government
This file, "A Community Researcher's Guide to Rural Data," by Priscilla Salant, is a manual prepared for the Rural Economic Policy Program of The Aspen Institute, funded by The Ford Foundation.
Creating Rural Opportunity: CGPA Policy Report
This final report from the CGPA addresses challenges in rural development, offering strategies to improve rural communities' quality of life.
The Rural Development Innovation Group at Four Years
Over the past four years, the Rural Development Innovation Group has identified and highlighted what’s working in rural community and...
Black & Native Family Futures Fund Convening
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Would You Like To Swing on a Star? Opportunities to Improve Education in Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District
This report, "Would You Like To Swing on a Star? Opportunities to Improve Education in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District," was prepared by the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) in May 1986. It addresses the intertwined problems of poor economic conditions and educational attainment in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, which had the lowest percentage of high school graduates in the nation at the time.
Rural Environmental Justice Practices & Resources
Practitioner insights and resources on rural environmental justice, including ideas on just and equitable energy transitions.
What’s in it for rural? Accessing rural resources in the IIJA, CHIPs, and IRA
Jan. 31st, 2024, 2PM
Join this webinar to hear opportunities that are most significant to rural communities in this historic legislation and what can help unlock investment to meet their needs.
Hand in Hand: Community and Economic Development in Tupelo
This report, "Hand in Hand: Community and Economic Development in Tupelo," by Vaughn Grisham and Rob Gurwitt, is a case study published by the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group.