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Participated in more than fifty projects and programs. They include the Rural Opportunity Zones Initiative, Hometown Business Preservation Initiative, and two groundbreaking digital inclusion plans.
Hosted and conducted over 700 educational programs in 2021. Teaching on topics such as Digital Ready Bussinesses and Economic Gardening.
PCRD initiated the development of two regional digital inclusion plans serving a total of 19 counties. Each flagship plan was among the first five created in the United States.
PCRD assisted in building the Rural Opportunity Zones Initiative. This initiative is designed to help rural opportunity zone communities develop and market a locally driven “Investment Prospectus,” built on sound information and strong community buy-in.
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Stakeholders Reached
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Counties Reached
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Cities Reached
PCRD helped create the Hometown Business Preservation Initiative, which establishes a model for launching a nimble community revolving loan fund program. The initiative offers education, technical assistance in content development and customizable templates to facilitate implementation.
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Individuals Reached
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Different Organizations
PCRD assisted the Wabash Heartland Innovation Network (WHIN), a consortium of 10 counties in north-central Indiana devoted to collaboration and fueling prosperity by harnessing the power of internet-enabled sensors to develop the region into a global epicenter of digital agriculture.
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Counties Assisted
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Hours of
Technical Assitance
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Learning Events
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The West Central Vital Signs Dashboard is a community-driven dashboard that monitors community strengths and weaknesses in comparison to state and national data.
Rural Indiana Stats is designed to provide individuals, leaders, organizations and agencies with access to a basic set of data that can be used to guide and inform their program and investment activities.
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Grants & Contracts
$1,636,283
Awarded
56
Projects & Programs
700
Educational Programs
Conducted
7,062
Individuals Reached
3,579
Hours of Technical
Assistance Provided
80
Counties Assisted
16
Regions Assisted
92
Business Starts
1,035
Clients Served
344
Jobs Created
3,537
Jobs Supported
$19,766,163
Capital Infusion
60
Data & Technical Reports
22,433
Dashboard/Website Views
2,629
Digital Divide Index
Views
3,482
Hometown Collaboration
Initiative Views
15,552
Rural Indiana Stats
Views
43
IARC Dashboard Views
727
County Data Snapshot Views
3
Peer Reviewed Articles
4
Policy Insight Reports
19
Blog Posts
57
Conference/Research
Presentations
863
Social Media Posts
16
Press Releases
1,309
Social Media Followers
30,948
Website Views
145,536
Users Reached