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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  • Section 242 Hydroelectric Incentive Payments

    U.S. Department of Energy

    Energy

    The hydroelectric production incentive payments are a benefit available for electric energy generation and sold for a specified 10-year period.

  • Senior Companion Program

    Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.

    Native Peoples

    The Senior Companion Program (SCP) is a volunteer program whose mission is to connect elders with other elders needing help in the same tribal communities.

  • Services for Dislocated Workers

    Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

    Business, Workforce

    If you are a worker who has been laid off or notified that they will be laid off, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development offers services that focus on preparing you to find a new job.

  • Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Housing

    Also known as the Section 502 Direct Loan Program, this program assists low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability.

  • Single Family Housing Repair Loans and Grants

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Housing

    Also known as the Section 504 Home Repair program, it provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes, or provides grants to elderly, very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.

  • Single Family Housing Rural Disaster Home Repair Grants

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Housing, Other

    This program provides grants to very-low and low-income homeowners to repair homes damaged in a Calendar Year (CY) Presidentially Declared Disaster Area.

  • Six Steps to a WHEDA Loan

    Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority

    Housing

    Provides guidance to obtaining a mortgage loan and becoming a homeowner.

  • Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP)

    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

    Energy, Sustainability, Workforce

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

  • Small Business Legal Clinic

    State Bar of Wisconsin- Business Law

    The Small Business Assistance Program is a free legal support initiative by the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Business Law Section. It connects small business owners with volunteer attorneys for brief, non-litigation legal advice on common business issues.

  • Small Business Technical Assistance Program

    Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc.

    Business, Native Peoples, Start-Up & Entrepreneur

    The program provides technical assistance to tribal enterprises and Indian businesses located on the reservation or off the reservation that directly benefit the economy of the reservation. Includes developing a business and marketing plan; securing development financing; and gaining access to tribal, state, and federal business assistance and financing.

  • Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS)

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Arts & Culture, Native Peoples, Veterans

    This program is focused on community-driven projects designed to grow local economies, strengthen Native American families, and preserve Native American cultures.

  • Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant in Wisconsin

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Business, Native Peoples, Other

    This program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers.