Public safety first responders from across the country will be in Maryland this week for a three-day workshop co-hosted by the Small, Rural, Tribal and Border Regional Center (SRTB-RC), a public safety…
The Center for Rural Development and Brushy Fork Institute are accepting grant proposals from government and non-profit organizations in 43 Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties through April 22 for ARDPI…
Ten Southern and Eastern Kentucky communities and organizations have been awarded federal grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to advance strategic planning efforts in the region as part…
U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) has recognized a 2011 graduate of The Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars program for her work on a local playground project.
As part of its initiative to recruit the best students anywhere in Kentucky, the University of Louisville announced it is offering $10,000, or $2,500 per year up to four years, in exclusive college…
Dr. Joseph “Joe” L. Fink III, professor of law and policy at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy and a board member of The Center for Rural Development’s…
The Appalachian Rural Development Philanthropy Initiative (ARDPI) has released a promotional video that will bring increased awareness to the value of community foundations in Eastern Kentucky Appalachian region.
Online registration is now available for a new series of cooking classes launched by The Center for Rural Development through its Your Center of Learning training program. Click on the class you wish to…
Working in a small, family-owned jewelry and jewelry repair store, Lisa Pilcher knows all about multi-tasking. She has to juggle many different responsibilities on the job and must be familiar…
An online news article posted by The Huffington Post this week draws attention to the lifelong value education in the STEM majors—that’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—has on the earning…