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Effort to Review CRED Impact Indicators Update

Posted on July 18th, 2024

The North Central Region is leading an effort to review, refresh, and revise a set of impact indicators that serve…

New Small Business Dataset Provides Unique Focus to North Central Region

Posted on July 12th, 2024

New survey focuses on the intersection of small businesses, benefits, and rural health West Lafayette, Ind, July12, 2024 – North…

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The economic and social well-being of caregivers in the North Central Region / Research Snapshot

Posted on July 10th, 2024

Florence Becot, Pennsylvania State University and Shoshanah Inwood, The Ohio State University Caregiving is a common experience Almost four in…

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The impact of food sufficiency on the health status: The case of households in the North Central Region / Research Brief

Posted on July 5th, 2024

Antara Chowdhury, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Purdue University Abstract Food sufficiency is positively associated with self-evaluated health…

NCR-Stat: Small Business dataset

NCR-Stat: Small Business

Posted on July 1st, 2024

The NCRCRD collected data about small businesses in the North Central Region. The dataset includes 1,287 responses from small business…

NCR-Stat: Caregiving dataset

NCR-Stat: Caregiving

Posted on July 1st, 2024

The NCR-Stat: Caregiving Survey is the regional household survey that NCRCRD conducted in collaboration with Ohio State University and the…

NCR-Stat: Baseline 2022 dataset

NCR-Stat: Baseline 2022

Posted on July 1st, 2024

The NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey is the first of NCRCRD’s regional household surveys and includes questions related to topics crucial for…

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Effort to Review CRED Impact Indicators Begins

Posted on May 10th, 2024

The North Central Region is leading an effort to review, refresh and potentially revise the set of impact indicators that…

NCRCRD Awards 2024 Small Grants. FOur new projects addressing North Central rural chanlleges. Images are icons that show a kayak, group of people, medicine box, and veggies. Also shows NCRCRD logo.

2024 Small Grant Awardees Once Again Offer Unique Approaches to Rural Challenges

Posted on May 9th, 2024

West Lafayette, Ind. – The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients…

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UW-Madison Extension’s FEED Initiative Disrupts “Referral Loop”

Posted on May 6th, 2024

Research has found that in Wisconsin, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals have disproportionately low levels of business…

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Course Helps Counties Develop a Strategic Plan for Broadband Infrastructure

Posted on May 6th, 2024

Across Ohio there are places that have easy access to high-speed internet at speeds that allow people to browse the…

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Travel Stipends Available for North Central Region 1994s Attending USDA/NIFA Grant Workshop in June

Posted on April 8th, 2024

TEN travel stipends or reimbursements, up to $1,500, are available through the NCRCRD for 1994 Land-grant institutions from the North Central…

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Mino-Bimaadiziwin

Posted on March 28th, 2024

By Michael D. Wilcox, Associate Director, NCRCRD NCRCRD Director Maria Marshall and I are steadfastly working across the North Central…

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Leadership Refresher Series Reaching Local Audiences in Innovative Ways

Posted on March 21st, 2024

Many Minnesota communities are experiencing leadership shortages, but not because people are unwilling to serve. Research by Ben Winchester, Extension…

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One Block at a Time: Addressing Climate-Related Water Challenges

Posted on March 20th, 2024

On Block at a Time: Community-driven Planning and Equitable Adaptation through Multi-benefit Green Infrastructure Great Lakes communities are facing multiple…

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