Resource Details
Economic Development, Other
Rural Data Gateway
The Rural Data Gateway strengthens USDA Rural Development partnerships with rural people, entrepreneurs, government officials and Congress by making RD’s data more available and easier to access. It features Rural Investments Dashboards that significantly expand access to RD financial data through an easy-to-use interface that allows data from more than 65 RD programs to be viewed and downloaded. The Gateway and dashboards will help USDA get more resources to the people who need them in rural places.
The Rural Data Gateway will help USDA better target resources to the people who need them most in rural places. It also will help the Department be a stronger partner to rural people, entrepreneurs, government officials and other stakeholders.
Top Benefits
- Includes Rural Investments Dashboards which feature 20+ data visualizations
Related Resources
Economic Development, Start-Up & Entrepreneur, Workforce
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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