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.

  • Wisconsin Department of Administration

    The Department of Administration's ultimate goal of all their programs is to offer Wisconsin residents the most efficient, highest-quality state government services possible.

  • Wisconsin Department of Revenue

    ​Our vision is to be the premiere agency in providing innovative, accessible resources, and exceptional service built on a foundation of trust, inclusivity and creativity. ​We are guided by our core values: integrity, knowledge, innovation, empathy, inclusivity and security.

  • Milken Institute

    The Milken Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank focused on accelerating measurable progress on the path to a meaningful life.

  • National Endowment for the Arts

    The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that is the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts.

  • Federal Communications Commission

    The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the Commission is responsible for implementing and enforcing America’s communications law and regulations.

  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

    HUD provides housing support and uplifts communities.

  • U.S. Department of Energy

    The Department of Energy is delivering a clean energy future that creates good-paying, union jobs for communities in every pocket of the United States.

  • Wisconsin Technology Council

    The Wisconsin Technology Council is the science and technology advisor to the Governor and the Legislature.

  • Citizen’s Institute on Rural Design

    The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council.

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.

  • Office of Rural Prosperity

    As part of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the Office of Rural Prosperity seeks to foster vibrant, prosperous and resilient rural communities across Wisconsin. We aim to be a one-stop shop to help rural stakeholders navigate programs and resources serving rural communities and businesses.

  • Madison Regional Economic Partnership

    Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) is the economic development agency for the eight-county Madison Region of south-central Wisconsin.