Applications are open for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program, which gives planning assistance to rural communities in growing their outdoor recreation economy and revitalizing their main streets. There's an informational webinar on September 5, and the application deadline is October 16. https://lnkd.in/g6jyBfK
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Explore our Thrive Rural Framework to take stock, target action, and gauge progress on equitable rural prosperity.
About us
Since 1985, the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (CSG) has been committed to equitable rural prosperity. We work towards a future where rural communities and Native nations are places where each and every person belongs, lives with dignity, and thrives. CSG serves as a connecting hub, designing and facilitating action-inducing peer learning among national organizations, leaders, and policymakers to collaborate and learn from these rural practitioners. The foundational part of our work is the Thrive Rural Framework — a tool to take stock, target action, and gauge progress on equitable rural prosperity.
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- Washington, District of Columbia
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- 1985
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- rural innovation, rural development, community development, economic development, rural opportunity, and rural America
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Rural advocates have been working for several years with national organizations and rural practitioners to highlight the importance and need for capacity-building investments like the proposed Rural Partnership Program. Earlier this summer, national and regional partners joined Aspen CSG to discuss how the proposed Rural Partnership Program is structured to offer flexible grants directly to rural collaborations and strengthen their capacity and expertise to pursue locally-led solutions. Watch the recording to learn how the proposed Rural Partnership Program meets capacity needs in rural America. Thanks Shonterria Charleston, Cheryal Hills, Chris Estes, and Tony Pipa for sharing your insights! https://lnkd.in/esXg64bU
How the proposed Rural Partnership Program meets capacity needs in rural America.
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To understand where we are and what it will take to achieve true digital equity for rural communities and Native nations, Aspen CSG spoke with some of the practitioners working on the ground to deploy broadband and make sure communities can use it to advance equitable rural prosperity. These conversations were synthesized into a case study that identified lessons learned, gaps in current approaches, and potential models that could move the country toward full broadband coverage at a sustainable cost. https://lnkd.in/e6_DJBcq
Making Broadband Work for Rural Communities and Native nations - Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group
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Every dollar invested in pre-storm adaptation can save $11 later. Rebuild by Design's Atlas of Accountability shares data on county-level disaster declarations with an interactive map and related fact sheet. +Learn more about rethinking disaster preparedness and recovery with a community prosperity approach in Aspen CSG’s Through Natural Disaster to Prosperity: A Call to Action (https://lnkd.in/ednn2xkb). https://lnkd.in/ebEACnAq
Atlas of Accountability
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Strong relationships between funders and communities are vital for impactful work in rural and Indigenous communities. Check out our report for insights on effective grantmaking: https://lnkd.in/evJ6mWbP
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Catch the recording of Rural Assembly Everywhere 2024: Nurturing Thriving Communities webinar to explore the essential elements of fostering a thriving rural community and hear stories from marginalized communities, community workers, artists, organizers, and rural leaders. During the event, Aspen CSG’s Co-Executive Directors, Bonita Robertson-Hardy and Chris Estes, shared insights from our new report Funding Rural Futures (https://lnkd.in/evJ6mWbP). https://lnkd.in/eni3zTzU
Rural Assembly Everywhere 2024: Nurturing Thriving Communities
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In Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Communities Unlimited is pioneering the Food Farmacy project, emphasizing the concept of food as medicine. Farmers are partnering with local healthcare clinics to deliver fresh produce which promotes wellness and healthy living and improves health outcomes. https://lnkd.in/eC3NgUWe
Sowing Seeds of Health
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The Laura Jane Musser Fund’s Rural Initiative Program encourages collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns. Grants are available for planning (up to $5,000) and implementation (up to $25,000). Eligible projects must be based in Colorado, Hawai'i, Minnesota, Wyoming, and limited counties in New York and Texas. Application deadline: October 3. https://lnkd.in/eHPsqbMk
Rural Initiative Program
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T-Mobile's Hometown Grants program is dedicated to revitalizing small towns across America. With grants of up to $50,000, this initiative supports community projects that enhance local amenities, foster economic growth, and improve quality of life. Application deadline: October 1. https://lnkd.in/d4cegYB
Hometown Grant Program: Revitalizing Small Towns | T-Mobile
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