Resource Directory
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 WEDC Collaborative Market Access Grant (CMAG) Program
Program
WEDC Collaborative Market Access Grant (CMAG) Program
Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur
This program is designed to help industry associations, alliances, agencies, nonprofits, regional economic development organizations or other state/local departments located ...Read more
Read more about WI Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Grants
Program
WI Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Grants
Business, Education & Schools, Start-Up & Entrepreneur
SARE offers competitive grants to fund research and education projects that advance sustainable agricultural practices in the United States.
Read more about Wisconsin Soil and Water Resource Management (SWRM) Grant Program
Program
Wisconsin Soil and Water Resource Management (SWRM) Grant Program
Business
The SWRM program helps fund county soil and water conservation staff and support expenditures, landowner conservation projects, and cooperators and ...Read more
Read more about WI Meat Talent Development Program
Program
WI Meat Talent Development Program
Education & Schools, Workforce
This funding will be used to attract students to meat careers, provide financial support to students in Wisconsin meat processing ...Read more
Read more about WI Meat Processor Infrastructure Grants
Program
WI Meat Processor Infrastructure Grants
Workforce
Meat Processor Infrastructure Grants are available to new or existing processors to facilitate changes and expansion to grow harvest capacity ...Read more
Read more about Local Meat Capacity Grant
Program
Local Meat Capacity Grant
Business
This program supports independently owned meat and poultry processing businesses with funds to provide more and better processing options for ...Read more
Read more about Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Implementation and Expansion Grants
Program
Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Implementation and Expansion Grants
Health & Mental Health, Native Peoples
The Tribal MIECHV Grant Program supports evidence-based home visiting programs serving expectant families and families with young children aged birth ...Read more
Read more about Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program
Program
Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program
Health & Mental Health, Transportation, Workforce
Provides technical assistance (TA) to employers and labor unions in the United States and its territories to encourage employment of ...Read more
Read more about Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant in Wisconsin
Program
Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant in Wisconsin
Business, Native Peoples, Other
This program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers.
Read more about Cornell Small Farms Program Online Courses
Program
Cornell Small Farms Program Online Courses
Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur
The Cornell Small Farms Program offers a suite of more than 30 online courses, primarily taught by Cornell Cooperative Extension ...Read more
Read more about Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
Program
Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)
Business
The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides payments to eligible livestock owners and contract growers who have covered livestock and ...Read more
Read more about Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
Program
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)
Business, Other
LIP provides benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather or by ...Read more
Read more about Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Program
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Business
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides technical and financial assistance to producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver ...Read more
Read more about Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Emergency Haying and Grazing
Program
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Emergency Haying and Grazing
Business
This program contracts with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive agricultural land is not farmed or ranched, but instead used ...Read more
Read more about Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP)
Program
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP)
Business
ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease, certain adverse ...Read more
Read more about Emergency Farm Loan Program
Program
Emergency Farm Loan Program
Business
When a tornado, flood, or drought strikes, or a quarantine is imposed by the Secretary of Agriculture, or when other ...Read more
Read more about Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Program
Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)
Business
The Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) helps the owners of non-industrial private forests restore forest health damaged by natural disasters.
Read more about Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Program
Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Business
The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) helps farmers and ranchers repair damage to farmlands caused by natural disasters and put in ...Read more
Read more about Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Program
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Business
NAP provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due ...Read more
Read more about Federal Crop Insurance
Program
Federal Crop Insurance
Business
Promotes national welfare by improving economic stability of agriculture.
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