Rural Tools

Rural Prosperity Nebraska brings to you tools you can use to inform citizens, plan projects and secure community grants to activate your local community or region. We collaborate with faculty members from across the University of Nebraska system to enhance rural scholarship and create service-learning opportunities for students interested in rural issues. In partnerships, we are building an entrepreneurial support system for rural and urban alike and opening doors for value-added ag producers seeking markets. You are to explore and use the tools to benefit you and your community.

or students interested in rural issues. In partnerships, we are building an entrepreneurial support system for rural and urban alike and opening doors for value-added ag producers seeking markets. You are to explore and use the tools to benefit you and your community.

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Thriving Index

The Thriving Index is an interactive comparison tool for benchmarking, identifying and analyzing trends in rural Nebraska.

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Rural Fellows

Through Rural Fellows projects, students live and work in communities across Nebraska helping them solve problems and address important issues.

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Rural Poll

The annual Rural Poll surveys rural Nebraskans, asking questions about their perceptions on quality of life and policy issues.

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Sourcelink®

The Sourcelink® Nebraska connects Nebraskans with programs and services for entrepreneurship, business, community and economic development.

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Market Maker

Nebraska MarketMaker is the place to source local food, find customers for your food products and to connect Nebraska’s food chain, from farm to fork.