Our Resource Organizations

Bringing opportunity

to Rural Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), its economic development partners and other organizations around the state offer a range of resources on all aspects of economic well-being, from childcare and education to businesses and housing. The support organizations listed here have all contributed programs to our resource directory.

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension

    Extension’s mission is to connect people with the University of Wisconsin. We teach, learn, lead and serve, transforming lives and communities.

  • Farm Answers

    Farm Answers is the largest source of information for beginning farmers.

  • First Nations Development Institute

    First Nations Development Institute invests in and creates innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.

  • Boss Network

    BOSS stands for "Bringing Out Successful Sisters," and our mission is to promote and encourage the small business spirit and career development of women of color.

  • Dairyland Power Cooperative

    Dairyland Power Cooperative is a generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative providing the wholesale electrical requirements for 24 distribution cooperatives and 27 municipal utilities.

  • National Park Service

    The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.

  • Institute of Museum and Library Services

    IMLS aims to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development.

  • AmeriCorps

    AmeriCorps brings Americans together to serve communities.

  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.

  • U.S. Department of Labor

    Our mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.

  • Department of Homeland Security

    The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face.

  • U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs

    The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.