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Rural links
Regional Development Commissions & Initiative Funds
Community and Economic Development
State Agencies and Departments
Sustainability & the Environment
Academic & Policy Research
Foundations & Non-profits
Agriculture
Regional
Development Commissions & Initiative Funds
Minnesota Regional Dev Organizations
www.mrdo.orgNorthwest Regional Dev Commission (Region 1, Warren)
www.nwrdc.org
Headwaters Regional Dev Commission (Region 2, Bemidji)
www.hrdc.org
Arrowhead Regional Development Comm (Region 3, Duluth)
www.ardc.org
West Central Initiative Fund (Region 4, Fergus Falls)
www.wcif.org
Region 5 Regional Development Commission (Region 5, Staples)
www.regionfive.org
Mid-Minnesota Regional Development Commission (Region 6E, Willmar)
www.mmrdc.org
East Central Regional Development Commission (Region 7E, Mora)
www.region7erdc.org
Southwest Regional Development Commission (Region 8, Slayton)
www.swrdc.org
Region Nine Development Commission (Region 9, Mankato)
www.rndc.orgNorthwest Minnesota Foundation (Bemidji)
www.nwmf.org
Northland Foundation (Duluth)
www.northlandfdn.org
West 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.org
Smart Communities Network
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org
Minnesota Environmental Initiative
www.mn-ei.org
Minnesota Land Trust
www.mnland.org
Mississippi Headwaters Board
www.mhbriverwatch.dst.mn.us
1000 Friends of Minnesota
www.1000fom.org
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
www.npwrc.usgs.gov
SmartGrowth
smartgrowth.org
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
www.sprawlwatch.org
Rural Policy Research Institute
www.rupri.org
University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics
www.apec.umn.edu
Economic Research Service, USDA
www.ers.usda.gov
Center for Transportation Studies
www.cts.umn.edu
Kellogg Collection of Rural Development Resources
www.unl.edu/kellogg
Landlines
www.lincolninst.edu/main.html
Blandin Foundation
www.blandinfoundation.org
McKnight Foundation
www.mcknight.org
Minnesota Council on Foundations
www.mcf.org
Minnesota Council of Non-profits
www.mncn.orgBush Foundation
www.bushfoundation.org
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
www.mda.state.mn.us
US Department of Agriculture
www.usda.gov
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
www.misa.umn.edu
Minnesota Farm Bureau
www.minnesotafarmbureau.org
American Farm Bureau
www.fb.com
Minnesota Farmers' Union
www.mfu.org
Minnesota Extension Service
www.extension.umn.edu
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
www.auri.org
Center for Farm Financial Management
www.cffm.umn.edu
Minnesota Ag Ed Leadership Council
www.maelc.state.mn.us
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