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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Topic of interest
- Arts & Culture
- Broadband & Internet
- Business
- Child Care
- Education & Schools
- Energy
- Food Systems
- Forestry & Paper
- Health & Mental Health
- Housing
- Native Peoples
- Other
- Parks & Outdoor Recreation
- Start-Up & Entrepreneur
- Sustainability
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Veterans
- Workforce
Resource type
- Financial Assistance
  - Grants
  - Loans
  - Tax Credits
- 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 – Wisconsin's APEX Accelerator
- 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)
- The Oceti Sakowin Power Authority
- State Bar of Wisconsin- Business Law
- 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

Affordable Connectivity Program Enrollment Visualization
Rural LISC

Broadband & Internet
The Affordable Connectivity Program Enrollment Visualization allows users to investigate the percentage of ACP enrollment participation by ZIP code, and is updated when new data is made available.
Rural LISC Loan Products
Rural LISC

Business, Child Care, Education & Schools, Health & Mental Health, Housing
Rural LISC has a variety of flexible lending products designed to help local groups bring development projects to fruition.

Resource Directory

Rural Economic Development

RESOURCES AND GRANTS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES

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Topic of interest

Resource type

Affordable Connectivity Program Enrollment Visualization

Rural LISC Loan Products

Office of Rural Prosperity