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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  • 10,000 Communities Initiative

    Milken Institute

    Business, Start-Up & Entrepreneur, Workforce

    The 10,000 Communities Initiative aims to accelerate and advance critical community infrastructure projects by maximizing innovation and integration across regions, sectors, and sources of investment capital.

  • 2022 National Signature Project Award

    Rural Schools Collaborative

    Education & Schools

    The National Rural Education Association and the Rural Schools Collaborative are accepting applications for the National Signature Project Award, a $2,500 grant to an outstanding and innovative classroom project that exemplifies the very best in place-based education. The National Signature Project Award is open to any rural classroom teacher in the United States.

  • Advanced Biofuel Payment Program

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Energy, Sustainability

    This program’s goal is to increase the production of advanced biofuels.

  • Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants

    U.S. Department of Energy

    Energy, Sustainability, Workforce

    The Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program awards financial assistance to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in energy communities to 1) establish new facilities or 2) re-equip or expand existing facilities for the manufacturing or recycling of advanced energy property.

  • Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship (ANE-NPRF) Program

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Education & Schools, Health & Mental Health, Workforce

    The purpose of this program is to prepare new Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to effectively provide primary care by supporting the establishment, expansion and/or enhancement of existing community-based Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency and fellowship training programs.

  • Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW)

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Education & Schools, Health & Mental Health, Workforce

    The purpose of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program is to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care.

  • Affordable Connectivity Program

    Federal Communications Commission

    Broadband & Internet

    The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program that helps ensure that households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.

  • 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.

  • Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program

    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

    Sustainability

    DATCP staff can work with the consultant or "responsible person" to monitor the cleanup. The program reviews applications for eligible cost reimbursement and provides cost reimbursement to responsible parties.

  • Agricultural Enterprise Areas

    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

    AEA is an area of productive agriculture that has received designation from the state at the request of landowners and local governments. AEAs strive to support local farmland protection goals.

  • Agricultural Producer Security

    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

    This program provides a level of assurance that producers of milk, vegetables, and grain will be paid for the products they sell and that grain in storage is properly cared for.

  • Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Education & Schools, Energy, Health & Mental Health, Sustainability

    The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture.