Rural LISC Partner Network
Rural LISC has more than 150 rural community-based partners across the United States and U.S. territories. At Rural LISC, our role is that of a connector and cross-pollinator for our partners, linking them to national opportunities, to each other and aggregating resources they might not otherwise access without our network.
We support rural community development across America by identifying priorities and opportunities to meet local needs through integrated strategies and programs. Our solutions focus around creative capital, broadband and infrastructure, workforce and small business, disaster supports, and housing.
Rural LISC Partner Network Benefits
- Access to subject matter experts in housing, broadband & infrastructure, workforce development, disaster solutions, creative capital, and more.
- Access to new resources and potential funders who come to Rural LISC looking for impactful partners on the ground in rural communities to do work with and through.
- A national platform to share impact stories and needs from your rural communities.
- Access to Rural LISC’s annual seminars focused on challenges, opportunities and emerging trends in rural community development.
- Connections to peers in our network who can share best practices.
- Access to potential grant opportunities in capacity building, healthy housing, digital equity, workforce development, disaster solutions, and more.
- Access to creative capital solutions for your affordable housing, small business, and community development projects.
- Support in Policy work impacting your organizations and communities.
All Rural LISC Partners must submit an Annual Partner Application. This application is open each year for existing partners between July 1 and August 15. Once applications are submitted, Rural LISC reviews applications and approves partners based on current need, capacity of Rural LISC, and number of partners in each geographic area.
If you are interested in being considered for partnership, please complete this interest form. Interest forms will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Who are the current Rural LISC Network Partners?
As of July 2022, the following partner organizations are part of the Rural LISC Partner Network. These partners currently include organizations receiving grant funding for Section 4 Capacity Building, Business Development Organizations (BDO), Digital Connectors, Financial Opportunity Centers (FOC), Healthy Housing, Rural Works, Safety & Justice, and/or are KIVA trustees or Strategic Partners of Rural LISC.
See the full list of community-based partner organizations we work with.