Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc. awarded Wisconsin Community Leadership Awards to an individual and organization at a June 5 ceremony at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Stevens Point. The awards were presented by Wisconsin Rural Partners president Bill Wheeler at the conclusion of the 2009 Wisconsin Rural Summit.

The organization award was presented to Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community, a unique non-profit community development organization serving three tribes in northern Wisconsin with a wide array of programming.

Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc. awarded the Top Rural Development Initiatives for 2009 at a June 5 ceremony at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Stevens Point. The awards were presented by Wisconsin Rural Partners president Bill Wheeler at the conclusion of the 2009 Wisconsin Rural Summit.

The four efforts receiving Top Initiative awards are:

Special thanks to the sponsors of the 2009 Wisconsin Rural Summit for their commitment to rural community development

Funding is provided for a variety of activities to enhance the deployment of broadband technology to rural, unserved, and underserved areas. These funding sources include loans and grants for infrastructure investments, sustainable adoption practices, public computing centers, and statewide data collection and mapping.

In anticipation of receiving FY09 Specialty Crop Block Grant  Farm Bill funds from USDA, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is seeking applications for the FY 2009 Farm Bill, Specialty Crop Block Grant.  

The Wisconsin Rural Summit is a great opportunity for your agency or organization to show its support for issues important to rural Wisconsin.  Summit sponsorship is a great value - click here for information on how to become a sponsor of Wisconsin Rural Summit 6

Join nationally-known netorking-building expert June Holley and Jack Ricciuto, authority on creativity and innovation, for Wisconsin Rural Summit 6 - Rallying Communities:  Re-frame, Re-build, Innovate.  A one day conference for community leaders and development professionals

Wisconsin Rural Partners executive director Rick Rolfsmeyer is a recipient of the 2009 Wisconsin Idea Award from the Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP), Wisconsin Extension Evironmental and Community Development Association.  The award was presented April 1 at the award luncheon of the JCEP annual convention in Madison by UW-Extension Iowa County Community Resource Agent Paul Ohlrogge.

Looking for information on community foundations?  Want to see a copy of Wisconsin's Transfer of Wealth Study or peruse the PowerPoint presentation of our keynote speaker?  Need another copy of something in the conference packet?  You'll find it all here!