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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  • AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Grants

    AmeriCorps

    Other

    AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations proposing to engage AmeriCorps members in interventions/practices to strengthen communities.

  • AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Planning Grants

    AmeriCorps

    Other

    AmeriCorps planning grants provide support to a grant recipient to develop an AmeriCorps program that will engage AmeriCorps members in implementing evidence-based interventions to solve community problems.

  • Anti-Human Trafficking Prevention & Awareness Toolkit

    Wisconsin Department of Children and Families

    Other

    This is a source of public information available to local communities, professionals, and other stakeholders interested in addressing human trafficking in Wisconsin.

  • Apprenticeship Programs

    Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

    Business, Education & Schools, Workforce

    Apprenticeship is an industry-driven training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related instruction.

  • Areas of Persistent Poverty Program

    U.S Department of Transportation

    Energy, Health & Mental Health, Sustainability, Transportation

    The Areas of Persistent Poverty Program awards grants for planning, engineering, or development of technical or financing plans for projects that assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities.

  • Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Energy, Sustainability

    This program provides loan guarantees up to $250 million to assist in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies.

  • Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP)

    U.S. Department of Commerce

    Broadband & Internet

    The Broadband Infrastructure Program is directed to partnerships between a state, or one or more political subdivisions of a state, and providers of fixed broadband service to support broadband infrastructure deployment to areas lacking broadband, especially rural areas.

  • Broadband Technical Assistance

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Broadband & Internet

    BTA provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training and supports the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives.

  • Brownfield Site Assessment Grants

    Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

    The goal of the Brownfield Site Assessment Grant Program supports community redevelopment by providing grants of up to $150,000 to local governments seeking to redevelop sites impacted by environmental contamination.

  • Brownfields Grant Program

    Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

    The goal of the Brownfields Grant Program provides funds to support community redevelopment in commercial and industrial sites that have been adversely impacted by environmental contamination.

  • Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses

    Farm Answers

    Business

    Helps today's alternative and sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs transform farm-grown inspiration into profitable enterprises.

  • Building Energy Codes Program

    U.S. Department of Energy

    Energy

    The Building Energy Codes Program (BECP) mission is to support building energy code development, adoption, implementation and enforcement processes to achieve the maximum practicable, cost-effective improvements in energy efficiency while providing safe, healthy buildings for occupants.