NCRCRD News

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New Microcredential Program Aims to Fill Need for Grocery Transition Specialists

Posted on November 29th, 2023

Responsive programming, listening, and research led K-State Research and Extension’s Rural Grocery Initiative (RGI) to discover an extensive need for…

North Central Region Housing Working Group Begins September 1

Posted on August 16th, 2023

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is pleased to announce the formation and funding of our first…
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New NCRCRD Fellow to Focus on Affordable Housing

Posted on August 16th, 2023

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is pleased to introduce our new Fellow, Armin Yeganeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor…

First North Central Region Extension Collaboration and Implementation Grant Awarded

Posted on May 18th, 2023

(West Lafayette, Ind.). – North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is excited to announce the 2023 recipients of…
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First North Central Region 1994 Land Grant Innovation Grant Awarded

Posted on May 18th, 2023

(West Lafayette, Ind.) – North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is thrilled to announce the 2023 recipient of…
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2023 NCRCRD Small Grants Recipients Announced

Posted on May 11th, 2023

  (West Lafayette, Ind., May 9, 2023). – North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is pleased to announce…
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NCRCRD 2022-2023 Fellowship Awarded

Posted on February 9th, 2023

  (West Lafayette, Ind., February 9, 2023)  North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is pleased to introduce our…
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2022 NCRCRD Small Grant Recipients

Posted on February 2nd, 2023

(West Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 31, 2023) – North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is formally announcing the recipients…
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NCRCRD works to collaborate with Tribal Colleges and Universities

Posted on December 6th, 2022

The NCRCRD has been forging partnerships between land-grant and non-land-grant institutions to foster rural development since we opened our doors…
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NCR-Stat and NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey Introduction

Posted on August 26th, 2022

By Zuzana Bednarik, Ph.D. Introduction to the NCR-Stat A North Central Region dataset (NCR-Stat) has been developed as a venue…

1994-1862 Land-Grant Partnership Survey

Posted on August 11th, 2022

Dear Leaders and Partners, NCRCRD has joined AIHEC in supporting a post-conference day on October 24, 2022 following the regular…
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NCRCRD Sparks Partnerships, Ideas, and Regional Cooperation

Posted on July 19th, 2022

  A team of researchers from South Dakota and North Dakota parlayed a $21,000 grant from the North Central Regional…

Proclamations Celebrate RRDC’s 50 Years!

Posted on July 8th, 2022

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Rural Development Act of 1972, the National Association of Community Development Extension…
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NCRCRD Supports the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP)

Posted on June 15th, 2022

  The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals’ annual conference was held from June 5-8th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Appropriately…
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New Multi-State Research Project Focuses on Rural Healthcare

Posted on June 14th, 2022

A new multi-state research project based in the North Central region has formed and is looking for new members. A…