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NCRCRD Welcomes New Advisory Committee Members

Posted on January 30th, 2025

West Lafayette, Ind, January 31, 2025 – North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is pleased to announce the…

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New NCRCRD Fellow Addresses Region’s Childcare System

Posted on October 8th, 2024

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development’s newest Fellow brings an innovative approach to address the region’s fragmented and complex…

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…

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…

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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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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…

NCR-STAT: Household Health Status in the North Central Region

Posted on September 19th, 2022

By Zuzana Bednarik, Ph.D. In the 2022 NCR-Stat Baseline Survey, the NCRCRD examined the current general health status of households…

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…

National Community Development Program Leaders' Meeting

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…

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RRDC, NCRCRD celebrate 50 years of rural development

Posted on January 26th, 2022

August 2022 will mark 50 years since President Richard Nixon signed the Rural Development Act of 1972, creating the Rural…

Panel Data Project, Facilitating Career Pathways for Rural Students, and NC1100: A Systems Perspective to Community Resilience

Posted on April 14th, 2021

Current Projects A North Central regional panel dataset will be developed as a venue and incentive for interdisciplinary collaboration across…

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