LISC is teaming up with Lowe’s to help small businesses in Western North Carolina recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. We will make $20,000 grants to 100 small businesses to address urgent needs and jumpstart recovery. Small businesses in disaster-declared communities may apply for grants from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22.

Rural LISC and Wells Fargo are celebrating the second anniversary of the Rural Connect Program, which provides funding and technical assistance to rural and native communities in South Dakota, Idaho and Wyoming. Hear from Rural Small Business owners and Business Development Organizations how Rural Connect has strengthened their financial health, small business ecosystems, access to …

Anthony Pipa - The Brookings Institution

Rural America disproportionately lacks access to high-speed broadband, an essential component of modern life. Though the issue—and many attempts to address it—go back much farther, the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $42.5 billion for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to close the gap once and for all. In this episode …