COVID-19 Resources Useful for Rural People and Communities
New resources targeted to rural and other communities where vaccination is lagging significantly behind the national average
- White House Announcement of June as a Month of Action on Vaccines
- We Can Do This website that collects all the resources for the Month of Action – Sortable by language and audience (rural specific resources, American Indian and Alaska Native specific resources, etc)
- NRHA’s Toolkit for Rural Community + Public Health Leaders
- Tools for Rural Business & Agricultural Leaders
- Tools for Small Business Leaders
- Vaccines101 – An Educational Video Series
- Tools for Rural Community + Public Health Leaders
- Ad Council Messaging Toolkit
Please Report: What’s Happening in Your Rural Area?
We know that many rural communities and regions are grappling with the immediate, near-term and long-term ramifications of COVID-19. And we know that your organizations and partners are working hard to respond. Please help us – and each other – by considering the questions in our questionnaire and sharing your on-the-ground experience, needs and any suggestions for what response efforts should include and must entail. Thank you for taking the time to do this. We will share what we learn. Read a beginning selection of quotes from rural practitioners.
Read the CSG blog Rural Frontlines and COVID-19: Reporting from the Field.
Rural COVID-19 News and Research
- COVID-19 Response and Recovery Work County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
- COVID-19 Rural Stories and News Rural Assembly
- Rural COVID-19 News from the Daily Yonder
- Rural-Related Media Coverage on COVID-19 Assembled by the Housing Assistance Council
- Indian Country Today’s COVID-19 Tracker and News
- COVID-19 News from the National Governor’s Association Includes past webinars
- COVID-19 News from the Western Governor’ Association Includes past webinars
- Research brief on the impact of COVID-19 on rural America
- Safeguarding Small Business During The Pandemic: 26 Strategies For Local Leaders Institute for Self-Reliance
Funding Resources
Webinars
- Ratcheting Up Rural Response, Recovery and Resilience: Five Good Ideas for Philanthropy Right Now Aspen CSG, RDIG, United Philanthropy Forum, HAC, RCAP and Rural LISC event
- Learning from the Past – CDFIs Rebuilding Communities A CAPNEXUS webinar
- Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19: 3 Foundation Leaders Discuss Priorities Non-Profit Quarterly
Resources
- NEW: Emergency Broadband Benefit Federal Communications Commission
- Community Economic Development Projects Administration for Children and Families Funding
- Mississippi Delta Funding Opportunity for community-based nonprofits
- Mosaic Rapid Response Infrastructure Funding
- Native Americans in Philanthropy COVID Resource Page Includes funding opportunities
- LISC Small Business Relief Grants
- Community Foundations Nationwide Coronavirus Relief Efforts A state by state list of funds
- Candid has compiled a list of funds specifically established in the wake of coronavirus
Data and Maps for COVID-19
- Where Low-Income Jobs Are Being Lost to COVID-19 Urban Institute Interactive Map
- COVID-19 in rural persistent poverty counties Analysis by the Housing Assistance Council
- Center For Rural Innovation COVID-19 Maps and Tools
- COVID-19 County Preparedness Dashboard Draws on data produced by the Center for Rural Innovation
- ESRI County Data Dashboard Provides extensive data about each county in addition to COVID-19 statistics
- Data on Coronavirus from USDAFacts Provides county-level interactive maps on COVID-19
- State and National Trend Data on COVID-19
- American Communities Project Data on COVID-19
State-by-State Responses to COVID-19
- COVID-19 Economic Impact By State Carsey School of Public Policy
- State Economic Development Executives Network state-by-state resources
- State-by-state information from the National Governors’ Association (Scroll down for list by state)
- Appalachian Leadership Institute’s live discussion on community responses to COVID-19. An Appalachian Regional Commission program
- Western Governors’ Association COVID-19 Economic Impacts and Mitigation in Rural Communities webinar A three-part series
- Confronting Rural America’s Health Crisis: BPC Rural Health Task Force Recommendations
Rural Health Resources:
- ROAD Session Virtual Exchange: Opportunity Makers: Melding Health and Equity in Rural Places
- Rural Health Information Hub
- County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Special COVID-19 Response and Recovery Series
- COVID-19 and Rural Hospital Struggles Bipartisan Policy Center
- Watch: House Testimony from Ines Polonius BIPARTISAN VIRTUAL FORUM: THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON RURAL ECONOMIES – MAY 20, 2020
- Rural Health and COVID-19 A Webinar from the Rural Health Information Hub
Federal Government Policy Ideas:
- CSG blog: Redesign Required: Four Ideas for Reimagining Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era
- CSG blog: Redesign Required: Principles for Reimagining Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era
- Shelterforce Article: We Need a Rural New Deal
Federal Government Resources
- Federal Public Information Portal
- USDA COVID-19 Federal Resource Guide
- SNAP, Food and Nutrition Services Information
- Information from USDA Rural Development
- USDA RD Immediate Opportunities Factsheet
- Information and news from the Federal Reserve
- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy FAQs on COVID19
- Learn about the CARES Act – Stimulus Package
Community Resource Webinars
- ROAD Session Virtual Exchange: Our Essential Work: Immigrants and Rural Economies Weathering the Pandemic Together
- Rural America in the Age of COVID: Myths, Realities, and a Way Forward in 2020 With CSG’s Katharine Ferguson and Rob Riley from the Northern Forest Center
- Mitigating the economic impacts of COVID-19 in rural areas Brookings Institution
- Meeting the Rural Resilience Imperative: Integrating Resilience into Rural Planning & Action National Adaptation Forum Webinar Series
- Navigating COVID-19: Addressing the Economic Impact and Launching an Equitable Recovery An Economic Innovation Group webinar
- COVID-19: Managing Multiple Disasters Amid the Pandemic Center For Disaster Philanthropy
- Volunteerism during COVID-19 Independent Sector
For Small Business and Development Organizations
Webinars
- ROAD Session Virtual Exchange: Still Open for Business: Working with Minority-Owned Rural Firms through the Pandemic
- Aligning the Interests of America’s Workers and Small Businesses A Groundwork Collaborative Webinar
- Increasing Equity in a Post-Pandemic Economy: The Potential for Growing Worker Ownership An Aspen Institute webinar
- Digital Strategies for Rural Businesses During COVID-19 Rural LISC Webinar
- How to Center Race Equity in Your Organization’s COVID-19 Response Independent Sector
Resources
- Northern Forest Region Resources Compiled by the Northern Forest Center
- Communities Unlimited Business Toolkit Includes COVID-19 response content and information on the PPP program
- The Small Business Administration Resources
- CDFI Response and Connections
- National Association of Development Organizations resource center
Resources on Rural Broadband
- Multiple Internet Service Providers have low-cost internet service programs
- Low-Cost Internet for digital inclusion practitioners, community leaders, service providers, libraries, media, and others who may give guidance to clients and constituents.
- Rural Assembly Broadband Livestream Conversations
- Rural Broadband Association Coronavirus Resource Center
Resources for Tribal Communities
- Native Americans in Philanthropy COVID Resource Page
- How is COVID-19 Impacting Indian Country? Aspen Health For All live conversation
- Update from the Congressional Native American Caucus
- Resources for Tribal and Native Philanthropy
- Indian Country Today’s COVID-19 Tracker and News
Resources on Housing in Rural Areas
- ROAD Session Virtual Exchange: Shelter in Rural Places
- Livestream Conversation: Rural Housing in the Time of COVID-19 Rural Assembly Events
- Information from the Housing Assistance Council
Resources for Artists
- The Citizen’s Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) applications are now open until March 12, 2021.
- Colorado Creative Industries, a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade, has two funding opportunities specifically for arts organizations.
- National Endowment for the Arts
Resources on the Media
- The Crisis in Local News Aspen Digital Webinar
- Conversation with rural reporters on COVID-19 Rural Assembly Webinar