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The Nature Conservancy urges Michigan to expand Rural Prosperity Office, reward conservation

A new report by The Nature Conservancy in Michigan analyzes how policy changes can address barriers for rural prosperity and healthy natural resources. Director of Policy Richard B...

Highline Internet Advances Digital Connectivity in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Fiber Service Expansion Across Four C...

A growing number of rural households across Michigan's Upper Peninsula are gaining access to faster, more reliable internet as fiber infrastructure reaches communities long served...

Michigan pilot works to increase local food purchases and farm partnerships

Four Michigan institutions are evaluating how they can buy more local food and strengthen partnerships with farmers and suppliers. Melanie Tran is the Michigan impact manager at th...

Michigan invests in regenerative farmer networks to boost soil health and conservation

Twelve farmer networks are receiving state funding to help advance the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices across Michigan. Will Jacquinde manages the Regenerative Farm...

Rural Career Opportunities Exist. Advisers in Missouri are Proving It to Their Students

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice-monthly newsletter from Open Campus about the role of colleges in rural America. You can join the mai...

Oklahoma Invests $14.5 Million in Community Access Portals

The program will bring essential online services to more than 75 rural and regional library systems.

Rural Indiana regions apply for combined $120 million in federal healthcare grant funding

INDIANAPOLIS — As part of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) will soon award GROW (Grow Rural Opportunities for Wellbeing) gra...

Ohio Invests $20 Million in Statewide Broadband Expansion Program

Com Net Inc. will construct a fiber network that spans 15 counties.

Rural Small Business Opportunities

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins and the State of Georgia finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for p...

Michigan Signs 17 Subgrants Under Federal Broadband Program

Nearly $1.5 billion in public and private investment will expand broadband access to roughly 200,000 locations.

New Online Training Hub Supports Ohio MBACs

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Development’s Minority Business Development Division announced the launch of its new online training hub, a modern, centralized workspace de...

Farmer mentorship in Michigan offers guidance, support, and community

Michigan State University Extension educators say they want every beginning farmer to have access to a mentor. Community Food Systems Educator Mariel Borgman is leading the MSU Fir...

Iowa’s Glen Smith takes on USDA Rural Development post

Atlantic, Iowa farmer Glen Smith has been sworn in as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Rural Development. “What I bring is truly rural America and farming,” he said. “My whole family...

Economic development agency offering Michigan City Neighborhood Leadership Academy

An economic development agency and the city of Michigan City are looking to groom future leaders.

New Star of the West food-grade corn mill will become first in Michigan

Star of the West Milling Company says transitioning its facility near the Michigan, Indiana, Ohio border will provide corn farmers with more marketing opportunities. Flour Milling...

Secretary Rollins expands rural small business opportunities

New Cooperative Interstate Shipment program for meat processors with the addition of Georgia.

Ontario Investing in Transit for Rural Communities

Appalachian Communities Can Apply for Grant Training Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Local governments across Ohio’s 32-county Appalachian region can now apply for the Appalachian Regional Commission’s 2026 Ready Local Governments training and gran...

Rural Health Transformation Funds Go to Tech Companies for Innovations

Federal initiative for rural health targets maternal care and telehealth in Indiana

The Trump administration announced a $120 million federal investment to expand maternal and infant health services, increase primary care access, and modernize healthcare infrastru...

My Wish For Better Care For Americans Living in Rural Areas

A letter to Medicaid Directors, State Leaders, and other invested collaborators who were awarded Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Grant funding. The post My Wish For Better Care F...

Michigan’s Transformational Brownfield Program: What Municipal Leaders Should Know

New Jersey awards inaugural round of rural health transformation grants

Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced July 31 the first round of grant awards through New Jersey’s Rural Health Transformation Program (NJRHT), investing $83 million in projects that aim t...

Joyce Highlights Ashtabula Economic Growth; Meridian Expands Community Health Access

WARREN, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce highlighted federal investment and economic growth during the Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County’s annual meeting Wednesday, while local ec...