Rural Resources

a product of the Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission

a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

enacted by the Virginia General Assembly.

 In 2010, Va Rural Center commissioned a study to update the original Rural Prosperity Commission data
  Read the report . . .

(Initial study and report) Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission

(final report) House Document 28 - Commonwealth of Virginia

REAP Publications 1989-2006

  Board member are legislatively appointed from the:
  Senate of Virginia,  Virginia House of Delegates and Rural leaders.

 Center Code of Virginia

                   Enabling Legislation

   February 2005 - § 2.2-2720. The Center for Rural 
   Virginia; purpose.

   § 2.2-2723. Powers and duties of the Board of
   Trustees and the Center
   Joint Resolution is signed

Center and Council Collaborative Activities Agreement learn more

Center Reports

2009-2010 Annual Report
to the General Assembly   

2008-2009 Annual Report
to the General Assembly
 

2007-2008 Annual Report
to the General Assembly

2006-2007 Annual Report
to the General Assembly

2005-2006 Annual Report
to the General Assembly

 Historical ~  Formative Years

2005 Sink becomes Executive Director

The Rural View

The Council for Rural Virginia  is one of  the remaining State Rural Development Councils. The Council's purpose is to bring together partners from all levels of governments and from private for profit and not profit  organizations to address the needs of rural Americans.

 
  National Rural Development Partnership
   NRDP Authorization Language - Originally part of the 2002 Farm Bill,  the NRDP was re-authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill on June 18, 2008.
   The Secretary shall continue the National Rural Development Partnership composed of—
              (A) the Coordinating Committee; and '
              (B) State rural development councils.
 

The Council for Rural Virginia is a Federally Recognized State Rural Development Council. There are 28 federally-recognized State Rural Development Councils.

PURPOSES - The purposes of the Partnership are to empower and build the capacity of States

and rural communities to design flexible and innovative responses to their own special  rural development needs, with local determinations of progress and selection of  projects and activities.

State Rural Development Councils were originally established by USDA
 United States Department of Agriculture
Offices in Virginia

 

Partners for Rural America is the national organization of State Rural Development Councils.

Learn about PRA

Council for Rural Virginia Reports

2009 Annual Report
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Council for Rural Virginia
Strategic Plan 2006-2008

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2007 Annual Report
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2006 Annual Report

2010 Southern Region Convening Report

 

Virginia's Premier Rural Conference

The Council for Rural Virginia and Center for Rural Virginia plan and present the annual Virginia Rural Summit

2011 Virginia Rural Summit Report
2010 Virginia Rural Summit Report