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Hardin, Clifford M. – Futurist, 1970
The Secretary of Agriculture reports that the government is seeking to keep already congested urban areas from having to cope with the extra 100 million people who may be added to the Nation's population in the next 30 years. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Dropouts, Employment Opportunities
Howland, Marie; Miller, Ted – Rural Development Perspectives, 1988
Describes funding of rural economic development by the Urban Development Action Grants program, 1978-88. Examines program operation, distribution of funds by region and industry, and costs per job created. Suggests that capital subsidy programs that require substantial investment by recipient firms can effectively stimulate rural growth. (SV)
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Community Development, Economic Development, Federal Aid
Reeder, Rick – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1999
Describes 1999 federal funding to large general-assistance programs affecting small towns and rural areas (including Housing and Urban Development, federal disaster relief, rural extension activities, and Bureau of Indian Affairs assistance programs); increased funding for Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities; reauthorization of the Economic…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development, Federal Aid
Rowley, Tom; Reeder, Rick – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1998
Describes U.S. Department of Agriculture programs and services authorized by Title VII (Rural Development) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. Four agencies within the Rural Development Mission Area provide funding, technical assistance, and training to rural communities to develop utilities, housing, businesses, new…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Community Development, Economic Development
Brown, Dennis – Rural Conditions and Trends, 2000
Describes increases in federal aid that affect: (1) the rural telecommunications infrastructure, access to the Internet for rural schools and libraries, and distance learning and telemedicine programs; (2) nonmetropolitan airports and other transportation; and (3) water treatment and wastewater facilities in rural, American Indian, and Alaska…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Community Development, Distance Education, Federal Aid
Baker, John A. – 1975
Serving as an introduction to Federal assistance and as a locator of specific rural development programs, this directory is divided into the 5 following general categories: (1) Jobs, Business, Industry; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Community Functions and Services; (4) Housing; (5) Planning and Coordination. Each of these categories is divided…
Descriptors: Business, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Planning
Baker, John A. – 1971
Federal programs of assistance to community development are presented in this guide for community leaders. Individual programs are described in summary form and arranged alphabetically under chapter headings. Programs are listed in the following areas: (1) business stimulation, jobs creation, and income expansion; (2) buildings, installations, and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Business, Community Development, Ecological Factors
Reeder, Rick – Rural Conditions and Trends, 2000
Describes general development assistance available to rural areas through federal programs that fund housing, extension education and research, rural community development, rural business development, resource conservation, and development activities in American Indian reservations and disadvantaged rural areas. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Community Development, Economic Development, Federal Aid
De Weaver, Norman – 1979
"Where the money is and what you'll need to do to get it," form the central theme of this citizen's guide to rural development. Designed to assist a community leader interested in implementing a development project, the guide concentrates on the sources which most frequently fund rural community development projects, i.e., the grant and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Credit (Finance), Economic Development, Federal Aid
Taylor, Henry L. – 1969
Problems in rural communities stem from the steady downtrend of employment in agriculture, forestry, and mining, while gains in non-farm industries have not been sufficient to offset this decline and provide jobs for a growing rural labor force. There is an increasing deficit of talent in rural areas due to urban migration. The overall strategy to…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Community Action, Community Development, Educational Programs

ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1976
Divided into four parts, this annotated bibliography on rural and community development includes (1) 39 citations and abstracts which have appeared in Resources in Education (RIE) between January 1973 and December 1975; (2) 7 citations which have appeared in Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) between January 1973 and December 1975; (3)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Annual Reports, Bibliographies
Appalachia, 1995
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a regional economic development agency representing a unique partnership of federal, state, and local governments. Established by an act of Congress in 1965, the Commission is composed of the governors of the 13 Appalachian states and a federal co-chairperson. Grassroots participation is provided by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1970
The 1970 Annual Credit and Financing Report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs describes the financing available for economic advancement of American Indians. Specific programs and their results are cited in such areas as housing, small business, agriculture, and education. The appendix contains 41 tables which include information such as loans made,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development

Reynnells, M. Louise, Comp. – 1995
This document lists 248 federal funding programs available to rural areas. The programs were selected from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, 1995, which is available online from the Federal Assistance Programs Retrieval System (FAPRS). Entries are listed under the following federal departments or agencies: Department of Agriculture,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Services, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Rosenfeld, Stuart A. – 1980
Few national level programs in the United States directly support both local development and education/training. Although both are needed to accomplish the desired goals of economic stability and low unemployment, distinctly different sets of policies exist for each, and because of limited federal resources, each program is in competition with the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Developmental Programs