Rural America’s challenges will not be fixed overnight or solved with strategies imported from the cities or the Coasts. Only long-term collaboration, locally-led initiatives, and a real understanding of how rural communities work will help hard-working rural people, small businesses, and family farmers flourish. This truth guides our work.

The Rural Climate Partnership is 100% focused on rural America in its climate work. We utilize a place-based, sustainable job and economic development strategy to empower our rural communities to protect what we love about where we live. We’re in the business of creating bright spots, lifting up rural leaders, and preparing the ground for transformative progress.

Through grantmaking, technical assistance, and shared learning, we center the resilience and leadership of rural communities. Every family in America — no matter where we live — should have the opportunity and tools to build a good life. We point to the possible by telling rural stories of success and creating real partnerships.