Agriculture
Network Information Center
Access a database that describes and links to more than
1,000 Web-based agriculture information sources and a
bibliographic database of more than 3 million records, as
well as a calendar of agricultural conferences of scientific
significance.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics
Access the U.S. Department of Labor’s BLS data on
employment, unemployment, prices, consumer behavior, etc.,
plus the Occupational Outlook Handbook and other research
publications.
Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities
Get extensive information and publications on the federal
budget, taxes and tax policy, income trends, and more from
this nonprofit research organization that analyzes
government policies and programs with an emphasis on those
that affect low- and moderate-income people.
Communities
by Choice
Find a community calendar, a job bank, an online forum, and
links to numerous resources related to sustainable
households, sustainable communities, sustainable businesses
and public policy.
Community
Networking Movement
Find useful information about setting up a local or regional
"computer-based" network that provides free access
to the Net as a means for organizing, advocating,
info-sharing, educating, communicating, and participating in
public affairs.
CyberTimes
Navigator
Get information on available online resources, information,
and search engines. (This site was designed by the New York
Times for its reporters.)
EconData.Net
Get more than 400 links to socioeconomic data sources,
pointers to the Web's premiere data collections, and a
10-best list of sites for finding regional economic data.
FEDSTATS
Get easy access to the full range of statistics and
information produced by more than 70 federal agencies. Data
can be profiled by state, county, and congressional
districts.
FedWorld
Information Network (National Technical Information Service)
Use this U.S. Department of Commerce site as a
comprehensive, central access point for searching, locating,
ordering and acquiring government and business information.
Includes links to all federal agencies.
FinanceNet
Access sales and auctions of surplus and other property by
federal, state, and local governments and international
agencies. Get information on government financial documents,
audit requirements and Treasury regulations as well.
Free-Nets
and Community Networks
Get links to more than 100 community networks in the U.S.
and around the world.
Grassroots.com
Links to political action networks and news in about 30
issue categories, including agriculture, housing, energy and
the environment.
Institute
for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Get information on research and policy publications, action
alerts, job announcements, internships, and links to other
resources from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy, an organization that works to create environmentally
and economically sustainable rural communities through sound
agriculture and trade policy.
Internet
Rural Development Resources
Get extensive links to rural development-related sites
grouped in 10 categories, including agriculture, community
development, health, housing and natural resources.
Library
of Congress
Use the nation’s preeminent library and research
institution for all of your research needs.
Neighborhoods
Online
Get an extensive lists of resources and a searchable
listserv on issues relevant to neighborhood development.
Nonprofit
Board Development
Find resources for nonprofit board development.
Political
Information.com
Use the site’s search engine to find information on
thousands of political and governmental and policy advocacy
and grassroots websites.
Population
Reference Bureau
Find a one-stop link to a broad range of publications,
information services, seminars and workshops, and technical
support on U.S. and international population trends and
their implications to policymakers, educators, the media,
and concerned citizens around the world.
Rural
Information Center
Find a calendar of conferences, a library of publications on
numerous rural topics, and links to rural health services,
community foundations, USDA agencies and more on this U.S.
Department of Agriculture website. You can also email
customized research questions to the USDA.
Rural
Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Learn the impact of public policies and programs on rural
areas. Issues addressed include rural health, access to
capital, welfare reform and telecommunications.
Southern
Rural Development Initiative
Find a highly selective, annotated list of links on topics
such as community-based philanthropy, grant-makers, national
organizations, public policy, and research from this
regional collaborative that helps nonprofit, community-based
institutions attract and use capital to promote sustainable
social and economic development in the poorest areas of the
rural South.
Stand
Up for Rural America
Links to the first national directory of 1,200 rural housing
and community development organizations plus information on
the national campaign supporting their efforts.
The
Aspen Institute’s Policy Programs
Sign up for a free monthly email newsletter and read
archived issues, find information on rural community
development issues and get links to dozens of online
resources on rural life and community economic development,
including listservs, databases, bulletin boards and
newsgroups.
The
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Get continuously updated information on programs, funding,
and application deadlines at foundations across the nation
from the "newspaper of the non-profit world."
The
Civic Network
Access an evolving collection of online resources dedicated
to supporting civic life and citizen participation.
The
Enterprise Foundation
Find products, tools, best-practices guides, resources and
bi-weekly updates on policy and federal funding information
for affordable housing and community development
practitioners.
The
Nonprofit Resource Center
Find a directory of Internet resources for nonprofits.
The
PaperBoy.com
Search several thousand local newspapers in the United
States and other countries.
TVA
Rural Studies
Get the results of research projects on rural development in
the South.
United
States Code
Access the laws of the United States codified as the U.S.
Code, including a database and search engine to the code,
the ability to view and download titles and chapters, and a
table classifying sections of the code affected by
newly-enacted legislation. The site lists major statutes
affecting rural communities.
US
Census Bureau - Housing and Household Economic Statistics
Get the Census Bureau’s data on major topics relating to
the housing stock as well as to socio-economic data about
the households which occupy that stock.
USDA’s
Economics and Statistics System
Search the database for information on agricultural
projections, farm economics, food, land, water and
conservation, trade issues and rural affairs.
WK
Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources
Search a collection of high-quality rural community
development resources and materials including guidebooks,
manuals, workshop materials, reports, books and videos, by
title or category.
