Rural Information Center provides access to information for Community Development in each of the subject areas listed below.
Community Development Resources
Spotlights
Arts and Humanities
Rural American Heritage is a part of any community. Find resources and information on American hertiage and folklife through local programs, musuems and online publications.
Business
Includes how-to-start a business, business plans, statistical data, and where to look for funding with state and local contacts.
Economic and Rural Development
Provides links to agencies and organizations, planning guides, case studies, funding programs, contacts, statistical data, and publications.
Employment and Job Growth
Utilizes links to employment resources, labor statistical data, and job growth planning items as well as additional online publications and funding programs for this topic.
Law Enforcement and Crime
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Police and first responder informational resources that include planning documents, case studies, statistical data, funding programs and online publications.
Legislation and Regulations
Provides links to major rural legislation and regulations and utilizes data resources such as the U.S. Government Printing office programs GPO Access and U.S. Code, National Conference of State Legislatures and the Library of Congress' Thomas database.
Native Americans
USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Contains links to Native American organizations, planning tools, case studies, funding programs, federal, state and local contacts, statistical data and online publications.
State and Local Resources
These resource links provide planning tools, best practices database, general funding programs, statistical resources, online publications and more.
Telecommunications
Provides links to community resources for telecommunications including planning resources, case studies, funding programs, contact directories, organizations and federal agencies working in this area, and online publications.
