Community Resources
(https://www.rural-design.org/community-resources)
Housing
Funding
- Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants | Rural Development (usda.gov)
- Rural Housing Site Loans | Rural Development (usda.gov)
- VA Home Loans for Veterans and Military | Veterans United Home Loans
- Housing Preservation Grants | Rural Development (usda.gov)
- Multifamily Housing Direct Loans | Rural Development (usda.gov)
Information
- Lending - Housing Assistance Council (ruralhome.org)
- Community Foundation Locator | National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations (cfstandards.org)
Placemaking/Arts
Funding
- OUR TOWN: Program Description | National Endowment for the Arts
- NEA Design Program- Grant Opportunity | Impact Entrepreneurship (newschool.edu)
- CHALLENGE AMERICA | National Endowment for the Arts
- Funding Creative Placemaking | Local Initiatives Support Corporation (lisc.org)
Information
- WHO WE ARE | (artoftherural.org)
- » Creative Districts (nebraska.gov)
- How to Do Creative Placemaking | National Endowment for the Arts
- lisc_cpt_010-asset_mapping.pdf
- The Power of 10+ (pps.org)
- asphalt-art-guide.pdf (bloomberglp.com)
- Can Asphalt Art Create Safer Streets? – Street Smarts Design + Build
- Asphalt Art Initiative | Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Downtown Chillicothe - Main Street Murals
- THE SCENIC ROUTE – Getting Started with Creative Placemaking (t4america.org)
- Aesthetic Perspectives: Attributes of Excellence in Arts for Change
Agricultural/Food
Funding
- AMS’ Wholesale Market Design Architectural Services Help USDA Provide Full Service to Agricultural Marketers | USDA
- Local Foods, Local Places (U.S. EPA)
Seniors
Funding
Community Development
Funding
- Playgrounds | Community-Built Playspace Grants | KABOOM!
- https://communityprogress.org/services/technical-assistance/
- Community Development Block Grant Program | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Hometown Grant Program: Revitalizing Small Towns | T-Mobile
- Community Facilities Programs | Rural Development (usda.gov)
- NPS Main Street Façade Improvement Grant - Main Street America
- Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities (U.S. EPA)
Information
- About - Epicenter (ruralandproud.org)
- Cultural Planning – Arts and Planning Toolkit (mapc.org)
- https://kounkuey.org/about
- Looking Out Foundation
- Stronger Together Federal Funding and Planning Strategies Designed to Promote Sustainable Economic Development in Rural America (usda.gov)
- Ambassador Force (atlantadowntown.com)
- Map of Open Streets Initiatives - Open Streets Project
- Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Communities (U.S. EPA)
Equity
- JPMC-END-Report-final-1.21.21.pdf (nalcab.org)
- 7 Policies That Could Prevent Gentrification — Shelterforce
- https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/CityAuditor/auditreports/CommunityResistanceGentrification.pdf
- Home (neh.gov)
Preservation
Funding
- Historic Preservation Fund Grant Programs (NPS)
- Disaster Recovery Grants (NPS)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation – grants overview
Conservation/Environment
Funding
- Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
- Quadratec Cares 'Energize The Environment' Grant Program | Quadratec
- Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program (U.S. EPA, USDA Forest Service, the Northern Border Regional Commission, and the Appalachian Regional Commission)
Information
- Trust for Public Land – Connecting Everyone to the Outdoors (tpl.org)
- STATE FACT SHEETS: How the Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Energy Costs, Creates Jobs, and Tackles Climate Change Across America - The White House
- Recreation Economy for Rural Communities | US EPA
- Root River State Trail System (rootrivertrail.org)
Health
Funding
Information
Education
Funding
Information
- Rural Schools Collaborative | Rural School Consolidation Deserves…
- Master of Science in Design + Innovation – engineering + business + human ecology + user experience + art – UW–Madison (wisc.edu)
- Rural Schools Collaborative | Home
- For more than a century, policymakers have mishandled rural schools - The Washington Post
Native American
- Change Labs (nativestartup.org)
- Home - AIANTA
- Native American Creative Placemaking - Housing Assistance Council (ruralhome.org)
CIRD
Other
- Hope Credit Union | Brighter Futures Begin with HOPE. (hopecu.org)
- Citizens' Institute on Rural Design 2021 Design Learning Cohort | Facebook
- Get Help - Center for Community Progress
- Rural College Graduates: Who Comes Home?* - Sowl - 2022 - Rural Sociology - Wiley Online Library
- | GrantStation
- Orton Family Foundation - Community Heart and Soul program