Over 550 Rural Organizations Voice Support for Rural Development Funding in Farm Bill
Sep 19, 2007
“Twenty Eight of our nation's most influential policy advocacy organizations, working together to assure a renewed federal commitment to rural people and places.”
- American Association of Community Colleges
- American Planning Association
- American Public Works Association
- Association for Enterprise Opportunity
- Association of Small Business Development Centers
- Center for Rural Affairs
- CFED
- Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education
- Council of State Community Development Agencies
- Council of State Governments
- Housing Assistance Council
- League of Rural Voters
- Main Street Project
- National Association of Counties
- National Association of Development Organizations
- National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
- National Business Incubator Association
- National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National League of Cities
- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- National Rural Health Association
- Opportunity Finance Network
- Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc.
- Rural Community College Alliance
- Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Member Quotes
“We are pledging ourselves to a vigorous and active campaign to make sure that this farm bill has a strong rural development section. We are fully engaged in how best to get this done.”
Glenn English
CEO
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association