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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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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The Age-Dependency Ratio in the North Central Region: Implications for Regional and Community Development / Research Brief

Posted on January 18th, 2024

By Roberto Gallardo, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics Department, Purdue University Background The federal government invests in place-based policies, such as…
Areal view of a rural community in the North Central Region.

The impact of health disparities on the subjective well-being in rural communities / Research Brief

Posted on December 15th, 2023

By Zuzana Bednarik, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Executive Summary The relationship between the place where people live,…
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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…
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How COVID-19 Changed Workforce Participation Preferences in the North Central Region

Posted on September 18th, 2023

By Ivanna Carrillo-Siller Workplace preferences before and after the COVID-19 pandemic As the world began to shut down at the…
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Unraveling Local Living: A Peek into the Diverse Preferences of Family Households with and without Children

Posted on September 18th, 2023

By Alejandra Armesto Gómez The significance of certain amenities within the local community cannot be overstated. Beyond the provision of…

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…

How often do households in the North Central Region run out of food?

Posted on June 5th, 2023

By Antara Chowdhury The NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey includes a section related to community food security in the North Central Region…
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Perception of Equal Employment Opportunities in Communities of the North Central Region

Posted on June 2nd, 2023

By Ivanna Carrillo-Siller The NCR-Stat Baseline Survey includes several questions related to perception of diversity, equity, and inclusion in North…
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Does your local community treat all residents fairly? Perspectives from the North Central Region

Posted on May 31st, 2023

By Alejandra Armesto Gómez In the 2022 NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey, the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) included…