Rural Policy Action Report

A Roadmap for Rural Progress

Working together, we can build an economy from the bottom up and middle out, not the top down. We can build an economy that doesn’t leave rural communities behind. And we can end an era of unrestrained corporate power, level the playing field, and ensure people have the power to set a course toward clean air and water, better health, and a more prosperous future for everyone.

New Policy Recommendations

Rural advocates from around the country identified key federal policies for 2023 – 2024 designed to support rural people and the places they live.

2023 Rural Policy Action Report

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*Photo by Mike Kane, courtesy of RuralOrganizing.org Education Fund

*Photo by Tim Crawford, courtesy of Northern Plains Resource Council

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Call to Action

Rural America has great potential to lead in building a more just, sustainable, and broadly prosperous future for the entire country. But too many of our rural communities have been held back by a lack of attention to the unique circumstances they face, as well as the investment needed to meet those challenges and opportunities. And too many rural communities have been actively harmed by the policy choices of elected leaders, often from both parties, that have resulted in corporations exploiting our people, land, and resources, and moving our jobs to other countries.

This report is full of rural people and policy recommendations that should inspire continued public, private, and philanthropic investment. Join this committed coalition of rural advocates taking action. With sustained engagement from political and nonprofit leaders, rural communities can and will help create this future for us all.

Our Call to Action