Campaign for a Renewed Rural Development

Welcome to the Campaign for a Renewed Rural Development

For many years the common D.C. line has been that rural America gets so little attention because its diverse organizations never speak with one voice. The Campaign for a Renewed Rural Development raises that united voice. Our national organizations represent most of the sectors which work each day to sustain and revitalize rural America. We all recognize that if our rural communities do not thrive, no one sector will. Please join in this effort to assure our nation's policy decision makers understand and address our united request!

Latest News and Updates

• Apr 12, 2013

  Support Congressional Rural Caucus "Dear Colleague" Letter in Support of Rural Development

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• Jun 6, 2012

  186 National Groups Urge Senators to Restore Mandatory Funding to Rural Development Title of Farm Bill

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“Thirty Seven of our nation's most influential policy advocacy organizations, working together to assure a renewed federal commitment to rural people and places.”

• American Association of Community Colleges
• American Planning Association
• American Public Works Association
• Association for Enterprise Opportunity
• Association of Small Business Development Centers
• Center for Rural Affairs
• CFED
• Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
• Council of State Community Development Agencies
• Council of State Governments
• Farmer MAC
• Housing Assistance Council
• Independent Community Bankers of America
• League of Rural Voters
• Main Street Project
• National Association of Conservation Districts
• National Association of Counties, Chair of the Campaign for a Renewed Rural Development
• National Association of Development Organizations
• National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
• National Association of Regional Councils
• National Association of Towns and Townships
• National Business Incubator Association
• National Catholic Rural Life Conference
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National League of Cities
• National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
• National Rural Development Council
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
• National Rural Health Association
• National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
• National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
• Opportunity Finance Network
• Partners for Rural America
• Rural Community Assistance Partnership
• Rural Community College Alliance
• The Farm Credit Council
• United States Composting Council

Member Quotes

“NRHA fully understands that healthy rural communities and healthy rural people go hand in hand. Economic development is critical to rural health systems, as rural health systems are critical to rural economies. We look forward to joining these organizations in working for a robust Rural Development Title.”

Alan Morgan
Chief Executive Officer
National Rural Health Association