Symposium on Rural Philanthropy: Harnessing the Power of Local Wealth



Hosted by Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, this symposium is offered to provide information to elected officials, community foundation leaders, economic development leaders, agricultural community leaders and financial planners. Sessions are [...]

Rural Homelessness

When we think of homelessness, we often think of very urban areas and many homeless do indeed live in urban areas, but we rarely think about rural homelessness even though [...]

IACED Members Receive Grant Funding to Improve Housing Conditions

On October 28, 2011, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced grant recipients for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Housing Preservation Grants program.  The program makes critical housing repairs and [...]

Rural Housing and Department of Housing and Urban Development Programs Face Cuts in Senate, House Appropriations Bills

Last week, the Senate went into a week-long recess without passing a final bill to fund the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD bill). [...]

White House Announces New Rural Jobs Initiative

At the White House Rural Economic Forum on August 16, President Obama announced a broad new agenda for rural job creation based on recommendations from the White House Rural Council.  [...]

White House Rural Council

President Obama established, by Executive Order, a White House Rural Council. The mission of the Council is to work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to coordinate development of policy recommendations to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in rural America, and will coordinate the Administration’s engagement with rural communities.

USDA Rural Development Accepting Grant Applications

Indianapolis, March 4, 2011 – USDA Rural Development is currently accepting applications for its Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) Program.  The RBEG program provides grants for rural projects that finance [...]

IACED Seeks Vendor to Provide Training and Technical Assistance to Business Owners in Vevay

IACED is accepting proposals for a contract to deliver one-to-one training and technical assistance to business owners, entrepreneurs and small non-profits in Vevay, Indiana. In addition to the one-to-one training [...]