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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- Agriculture
- Arts & Culture
- Broadband & Internet
- Business
- Child Care
- Economic Development
- Education & Schools
- Eldercare
- Energy
- Food & Beverage
- Forestry & Paper
- Health & Mental Health
- Housing
- Native Peoples
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- Parks & Outdoor Recreation
- Start-Up & Entrepreneur
- Sustainability
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- Financial Assistance
  - Grants
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- Services & Support
  - Consulting
  - Mentorship & Leadership
- Toolkits & Templates
- Steward
- Wisconsin Arts Board
- The GRID
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Focus on Energy
- Community Design Team of Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Rural Schools Collaborative
- Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism
- Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- National American Indian Housing Council
- Rural Development Initiatives
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
- Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division of Enterprise Technology
- U.S Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Aspen Institute-Community Strategies Group
- Wisconsin Small Business Development Center
- Wisconsin Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy
- Housing Assistance Council
- Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.
- POLARIS
- GRID Alternatives
- Wisconsin Procurement Institute
- Rural LISC
- Office of Rural Prosperity
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Citizen’s Institute on Rural Design
- Wisconsin Technology Council
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Federal Communications Commission
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Milken Institute
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue
- Wisconsin Department of Administration
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- AmeriCorps
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- National Park Service
- Dairyland Power Cooperative
- Boss Network
- First Nations Development Institute
- Farm Answers
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension
- Cornell Small Farms Program
- Foundation for Rural Service
- The Water Council
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Center for Dairy Research
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Trafffic Analysis & Design, Inc (TADI)
- Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
- Center on Rural Innovation (CORI)
- The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, Inc.
- Department of Administration, Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources
- Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)
- Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation
- Renewing the Countryside

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