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Sustainability & the Environment
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Foundations & Non-profits
Agriculture
Regional
Development Commissions & Initiative Funds
Minnesota Regional Dev Organizations
www.mrdo.orgNorthwest Regional Dev Commission (Region 1, Warren)
www.nwrdc.orgHeadwaters Regional Dev Commission (Region 2, Bemidji)
www.hrdc.orgArrowhead Regional Development Comm (Region 3, Duluth)
www.ardc.orgWest Central Initiative Fund (Region 4, Fergus Falls)
www.wcif.orgRegion 5 Regional Development Commission (Region 5, Staples)
www.regionfive.orgMid-Minnesota Regional Development Commission (Region 6E, Willmar)
www.mmrdc.orgEast Central Regional Development Commission (Region 7E, Mora)
www.region7erdc.orgSouthwest Regional Development Commission (Region 8, Slayton)
www.swrdc.orgRegion Nine Development Commission (Region 9, Mankato)
www.rndc.orgNorthwest Minnesota Foundation (Bemidji)
www.nwmf.orgNorthland Foundation (Duluth)
www.northlandfdn.orgWest Central Initiative Fund (Fergus Falls)
www.wcif.orgInitiative Foundation (Little Falls)
www.ifound.orgSouthwest Minnesota Foundation (Hutchinson)
www.swmnfoundation.orgSouthern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (Owatonna)
www.smifoundation.org
Community and Economic Development
League of Minnesota Cities
www.lmnc.orgAssociation of Minnesota Counties
www.mncounties.orgCoalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
www.greatermncities.orgMinnesota Association for Rural Telecommunications
www.mnart.orgMinnesota Rural Education Association
www.mnrea.orgRegional Economic Development (RED) Group
www.redgrouponline.orgMinnesota Center for Rural Health
www.ruralcenter.orgMinnesota Institute of Public Health
www.miph.orgNational Rural Health Association
www.nrharural.orgCenter for Small Towns, University of Minnesota, Morris
www.mrs.umn.edu/services/cstMinnesota Rural Partners
www.minnesotaruralpartners.orgMinnesota High Tech Association
www.mhta.orgMinnesota Technology
www.minnesotatechnology.orgNorthern Great Plains Inc.
www.ngplains.orgUSDA Rural Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/ricNational Center for Small Communities
www.smallcommunities.org/ncscNorth Central Center for Rural Development
www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/RuralDev.htmlNorthern Tier High Technology Corridor
www.ntht.org/ntht/index.htmLeague of Rural Voters
www.leagueofruralvoters.org
State Agencies and Departments
Department of Agriculture
www.mda.state.mn.usDepartment of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
www.deed.state.mn.usState Demographic Center
www.demography.state.mn.usLand Management Information Center
www.lmic.state.mn.usDepartment of Health
www.health.state.mn.usMinnesota Office of Rural Health
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/orh_home.htmDepartment of Natural Resources
www.dnr.state.mn.usMinnesota Pollution Control Agency
www.pca.state.mn.usMinnesota Office of Tourism
www.exploreminnesota.comDepartment of Transportation
www.dot.state.mn.usDepartment of Education
education.state.mn.usDepartment of Commerce
www.commerce.state.mn.usPublic Utilities Commission
www.puc.state.mn.usDepartment of Finance
www.finance.state.mn.usDepartment of Labor & Industry
www.doli.state.mn.usDepartment of Revenue
www.taxes.state.mn.usMinnesota Finance Housing Authority
www.mhfa.state.mn.usMinnesota Historical Society
www.mnhs.org
Sustainability & The Environment
American Farmland Trust
www.farmland.orgSmart Communities Network
www.smartcommunities.ncat.orgMinnesota Environmental Initiative
www.mn-ei.orgMinnesota Land Trust
www.mnland.orgMississippi Headwaters Board
www.mhbriverwatch.dst.mn.us1000 Friends of Minnesota
www.1000fom.orgNorthern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
www.npwrc.usgs.govSmartGrowth
smartgrowth.orgSprawl Watch Clearinghouse
www.sprawlwatch.org
Rural Policy Research Institute
www.rupri.orgUniversity of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics
www.apec.umn.eduEconomic Research Service, USDA
www.ers.usda.govCenter for Transportation Studies
www.cts.umn.eduKellogg Collection of Rural Development Resources
www.unl.edu/kelloggLandlines
www.lincolninst.edu/main.html
Blandin Foundation
www.blandinfoundation.orgMcKnight Foundation
www.mcknight.orgMinnesota Council on Foundations
www.mcf.orgMinnesota Council of Non-profits
www.mncn.orgBush Foundation
www.bushfoundation.org
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
www.mda.state.mn.usUS Department of Agriculture
www.usda.govMinnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
www.misa.umn.eduMinnesota Farm Bureau
www.minnesotafarmbureau.orgAmerican Farm Bureau
www.fb.comMinnesota Farmers' Union
www.mfu.orgMinnesota Extension Service
www.extension.umn.eduAgricultural Utilization Research Institute
www.auri.orgCenter for Farm Financial Management
www.cffm.umn.eduMinnesota Ag Ed Leadership Council
www.maelc.state.mn.us