Aspen CSG partners with Rural Development Hubs across the country to strengthen local leadership, align funding, and build regional capacity. Through research and peer learning, we support Hub leaders to refine strategies and apply what works across regions.
In New Hampshire, we work with Hub partners that coordinate across sectors, align resources, and connect communities to advance long-term regional strategies.
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship
Service area: New Hampshire.
Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship supports the growth of rural businesses and community initiatives by providing space, resources, and connections. Through a local marketplace, a business incubator, and educational programs, the Center helps entrepreneurs, artisans, and changemakers turn their ideas into lasting impact.
Visit organization: hannahgrimes.com
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: Learning Through Convening: Top Conferences for Rural Prosperity and Ten Podcasts Focused on Rural Community and Economic Development.
Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund
Service area: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and southern Québec.
The vision of the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund is to serve as a resource for the people of Coös County and neighboring communities in New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and southern Québec to forge their own pathways to well-being and cultivate a region that thrives.
Visit organization: nhcf.org
Northern Forest Center
Service area: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont.
The Northern Forest is one of the most densely forested regions in the country, and it is mostly privately owned. When big timber and paper operations moved out of the region, locals kept their communities going and built a new economy grounded in forest stewardship. The Center is proud to be the region’s advocate and to partner with communities and businesses to build the New Forest Future.
Visit organization: northernforest.org
Featured in Aspen CSG resources: Climate Solutions for Rural Regions, Learnings on Rural Migration and Displacement, Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure, and more.
Vital Communities
Service area: New Hampshire and Vermont.
Founded in 1993 and serving 69 towns in the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire, Vital Communities engages residents, organizations, and communities to create equitable solutions to regional challenges, with a focus on those disproportionately affected by them. Its work addresses housing, transportation, climate resilience, food access, and a strong local economy.
Visit organization: vitalcommunities.org
