Rural community development encompasses a diverse range of strategies that empower local populations by harnessing social capital, tailored educational and economic interventions, and integrated ...

The U.S. Department of Energy requires developers applying for all the agency’s grant and loan programs to craft a community benefits plan, with the goal of leveraging public investments into broadly ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — After the Advance Knox growth plan was pushed forward by a committee vote Wednesday night, Knox County rural residents are still concerned about its potential impact. The ...

MACOMB, IL - - The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) at Western Illinois University recently hosted the 34th annual Rural Community Economic Development Conference at the end of February in ...

The Mississippi Main Street Association has received funding from the USDA Rural Community Development Initiative to implement the Mississippi Real Estate Redevelopment Game Plan project in New Albany ...

RIDGELY — Benedictine was awarded a 2022 Rural Impact Award for Outstanding Rural Community Development. This award is presented by the Rural Maryland Council, which serves as the state’s federally ...

AMES, Iowa — During Orange City’s three-day tulip festival each May, the northwest Iowa town attracts roughly 40,000 visitors, more than six times its population. People come for the blooms and ...

In a gesture both symbolic and strategic, the General Assembly declared July 6 as World Rural Development Day, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.