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Rural Economic Development

RESOURCES AND GRANTS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES

Whether you’re an individual, a business or a community organization, you can use the directory below to search a vast library of resources, tools and services. 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. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Reach out to us directly, we want to help.

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Read more about Empowering rural entrepreneurship

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Empowering rural entrepreneurship

Start-Up & Entrepreneur

This year’s second annual CEC conference drew more than 200 people. 48 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties were represented at the ...Read more
Read more about New UW Extension Program to support innovation in the rural economy

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New UW Extension Program to support innovation in the rural economy

Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur

The Rural Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Initiative aims to equip rural entrepreneurs with business development assistance and access to financing, as well ...Read more
Read more about Bringing legal services to rural Wisconsin

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Bringing legal services to rural Wisconsin

Other, Start-Up & Entrepreneur

Jeff is a clinical professor at the UW-Madison Law School and supervising attorney with the law school’s Law and Entrepreneurship ...Read more
Read more about Growing her own rural roots in the Kickapoo Valley

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Growing her own rural roots in the Kickapoo Valley

Health & Mental Health, Start-Up & Entrepreneur

For a mental health professional, the issues that emerge in counseling sessions in farm country are not miles apart from ...Read more
Read more about Addressing rural Wisconsin’s workforce challenges

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Addressing rural Wisconsin’s workforce challenges

Forestry & Paper, Workforce

The Workforce Innovation Grant (WIG) Program, with grant rounds announced in January and June 2022, aims to help communities throughout ...Read more
Read more about A collective approach to solving rural Wisconsin’s challenges

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A collective approach to solving rural Wisconsin’s challenges

Business, Native Peoples, Other

As a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, David has always experienced nature as a ...Read more
Read more about WEDC tours unique retail businesses to announce Main Street Bounceback Grant Program

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WEDC tours unique retail businesses to announce Main Street Bounceback Grant Program

Business, Tourism

MADISON, WI. AUG. 3, 2021 – Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and staff will be traveling ...Read more
Read more about Governor Evers Releases Report and Ten Action Recommendations

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Governor Evers Releases Report and Ten Action Recommendations

Broadband & Internet, Child Care, Education & Schools, Energy, Forestry & Paper, Health & Mental Health, Housing, Other, Parks & Outdoor Recreation, Sustainability, Workforce

MADISON, WI, DEC. 16, 2020 - Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity has ...Read more