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 Wyoming and Wind River Reservation, we work with Hub partners that coordinate across sectors, align resources, and connect communities to advance long-term regional strategies:
The Wind River Development Fund (WRDF) provides local entrepreneurs and businesses with access to capital, technical assistance, support, training, and professional capacity in retaining, expanding and developing enterprises throughout Fremont & Hot Springs Counties of Wyoming.
WRDF is featured in these Aspen CSG resources: Rural Development Hubs and Federal Resource Opportunities
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
The Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1978, dedicated to supporting underserved rural and Indigenous communities across the Western U.S. through technical assistance, training, financial resources, and advocacy. RCAC’s work spans environmental infrastructure, affordable housing, community resilience and disaster planning, economic and leadership development, and community finance. Serving communities in states such as Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, RCAC acts as the Western hub for the national Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) network.
