EAP Catalogue of Federal
Domestic Assistance Listings - EAP related grants listed
on the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
American
Hometown Leadership Awards - is the only national awards
program to recognize leaders from small communities whose
community service exhibits the highest standards of dedication,
ability, creativity, and leadership.
Cultural
Funding: Federal Opportunities - a National Endowment
for the Arts online resource of Federal funding available
for arts initiatives through national, state and local funding
programs.
Income
Opportunities in Special Forest Products Self-Help Suggestions
for Rural Entrepreneurs - this USDA - Ag. Information
Bulletin - 666 was written by Margaret G. Thomas David R.
Schumann, Midwest Research Institute State and Private Forestry,
425 Volker Boulevard USDA Forest Service Kansas City, MO 64110
One Gifford Pinchot Drive. This Bulletin is a PDF file
and requires Adobe Acrobat reader to view it.
USDA Forest
Products Laboratory - serves the public as the nation's
leading wood research institute. Research concentrates
on pulp and paper products, housing and structural uses of
wood, wood preservation, wood and fungi identification.
National Association
of Development Organizations - provides training, information
and representation for regional development organizations
in small metropolitan and rural America. The association,
a public interest group founded in 1967, is the largest and
leading advocate for a regional approach to community, economic
and rural development and provides a network for its members
to share ideas and innovations.
National Association
of Resource Conservation & Development Councils -
the National Association of Resource Conservation and Development
Councils (NARC&DC) was established in 1988 to represent
America's 315 local Resource Conservation and Development
Councils. The local councils deliver coordinated resource
conservation and rural development assistance throughout rural
America. By working together on local RC&D Councils; communities,
all levels of Government, and grassroots organizations work
together to develop and implement solutions to widespread
problems and to develop opportunities that will help sustain
rural communities, local economies, and natural resources.
National
Endowment for the Arts - a partnership between the National
Endowment for the Arts and the Forest Service, that supports
arts-based projects in three areas: 1) the arts and economic
development; 2) the arts and community development; and 3)
the arts and community heritage. Offered annually in selected
Forest Service Regions. For
more information on funding for the arts.
National Network
of Forest Practitioners - promotes the well-being of rural
communities and forests by supporting individuals and organizations
engaged in nurturing sustainable, reciprocal relationships
between forests and people.
Southern
Rural Development Center - one of four regional rural
development centers supporting research and extension efforts
to improve the lives of people living in non-metropolitan
areas of the United States.
Sustainable
Communities Network - links citizens to resources and
to one another to create healthy, viable, sustainable communities.
This site provides information on growing a sustainable economy.
Wood in
Transportation National Information Center - demonstrates
and transfers modern timber bridge technology that can be
used in a full range of transportation applications to improve
the Nation's transportation infrastructure.
Wood
Transportation Structures Research - provides readily
accessible current information related to wood transportation
structures research, including the research needs assessment,
a current research summary, and research publications.
Communities
Committee of the Seventh American Forest Congress -
a diverse group of people from across the United States who
believe local participation in stewardship of natural resources
is critical to both forest ecosystem health and community
well-being.
The Communities Committee mission is to focus attention
on the interdependence of America's forests and the vitality
of rural and urban communities.
National Association
of Conservation Districts - is the non-governmental, nonprofit
organization that represents nearly 3,000 conservation districts
across the nation. Conservation districts -- almost
one in every county -- are helping people to conserve land,
water, forests, wildlife, and related natural resources.
NACD
Publications.
Red Lodge Clearinghouse
- a resource to support, nurture, and connect collaborative
natural resource groups working to resolve conflicts for the
long-term health of the land. Their website provides comprehensive
information about natural resource regulations and legislation
as well as technical assistance, training, funding, and collaboration
resources.
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