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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Enviro-Check

Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur, Sustainability, Workforce

Enviro-Check helps ensure your business is in good standing with environmental requirements. By voluntarily auditing your practices, you can reduce ...Read more

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Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP)

Energy, Sustainability, Workforce

Wisconsin’s Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) provides free and confidential assistance to help small businesses proactively understand and comply ...Read more

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State Lead By Example

Energy, Sustainability

State Lead by Example as an implementation initiative, to ensure that all State of Wisconsin agencies are collaboratively working toward ...Read more

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Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change

Sustainability

The Task Force on Climate Change will advise and assist the governor in developing a strategy to mitigate and adapt ...Read more

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Clean Energy Plan

Energy, Sustainability

The Wisconsin Clean Energy Plan aims to change the adverse trajectory of climate change impacts.

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Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program

Transportation

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion ...Read more

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Capital Access Clinic

Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur

The Capital Access Clinic provides assistance to Wisconsin entrepreneurs who are seeking financing for their business. Through the Capital Access ...Read more

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Stronger Together-Joint Planning Resource Guide

Broadband & Internet, Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur, Workforce

Federal funding and planning strategies designed to promote sustainable economic development in rural America

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Partner Up!

Child Care

The Partner Up! grant program will provide funding to support partnerships between businesses who purchase slots at existing regulated child ...Read more

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Thrive Rural Framework

Health & Mental Health

The Thrive Rural Framework is a new tool to help you take stock, target action, and gauge progress on equitable ...Read more

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Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program

Business

The Rural Cooperative Development Grant program improves the economic condition of rural areas by helping individuals and businesses start, expand ...Read more

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Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Business

USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service offers programs to help businesses grow as well as job training for people living in rural ...Read more

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Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

Broadband & Internet, Native Peoples

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is a $980 million program directed to tribal governments to be used for broadband deployment ...Read more

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Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)

Transportation

Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) is an initiative to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure by ...Read more

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The Rural Surface Transportation Grant

Transportation

The Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program will support projects to improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas ...Read more

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Charging Forward

Energy, Transportation

A Toolkit for Planning and Funding Rural Electric Mobility Infrastructure

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Technology for Educational Achievement

Broadband & Internet, Education & Schools

​​​​​​​Technology for Educational Achievement (TEACH) is a program that subsidizes much of the cost of the category 1 circuit to ...Read more

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E-Cycle Wisconsin Collection Grant Program

Sustainability

To provide more electronics recycling opportunities in underserved areas of the state, grants under this program must be used for ...Read more

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Resilient Wisconsin

Health & Mental Health

Taking care of yourself, your friends, and your family can help you cope with the day-to-day challenges of life.

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Wisconsin Local Health Departments: Tribal Health Centers

Health & Mental Health, Native Peoples

Provides contacts for Tribal Health Centers