Funding & Capital Access

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Funding Rural Futures: Executive Summary

Executive Summary for Future Rural Futures: Call to Action. Get quick takeaways and recommendations for more equitable funding models.

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Unlocking Potential: Regional Place-Based Investments

Aspen CSG Co-Executive Director Chris Estes shares why place-based investments are critical at the White House Summit on Capital Support for Place-Based Economic Development.

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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.

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Collaborative Strategies for Rural Health & Economic Prosperity

Insights and recommendations to do rural development and rural health differently—moving collectively toward equitable rural development with projects grounded in place and a people-centered vision of community impact.

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Exploring Examples of Rural Area Resources for Prosperity

Learn about valuable rural area resources that foster community prosperity. Explore examples of rural resources that support health, local wealth creation, and equitable development.

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Funding Rural Futures: A Call to Action

What it will take to make more flexible and responsive funding available to rural development organizations serving low-income and persistent poverty rural regions?

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Shifting Funding to Meet Community Needs

Insights and learnings from rural practitioners and funders on how funders can work to transform their thinking and action to better support their communities.

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Housing Impact Investing by Community Foundations

Apr. 29th, 2024, 2PM

Come share and learn how community foundations are finding innovative ways to use investment portfolios to partner with local developers & increase housing stock.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.