SRDC Consortium Form

In an effort to further strengthen communication with Land-Grant faculty involved in social science activities in the rural South, the SRDC has established the Southern Rural Development Consortium. Individuals who are part of the Consortium will receive periodic updates from the SRDC on grant/contract opportunities. The list also aids the Center in identifying individuals with specialized rural development expertise (e.g., labor markets, rural health, rural education, etc.).

When grant opportunities relevant to the priority issues of the Center are available, the SRDC wants to identify social scientists in the South who can work in partnership with us in the development and implementation of these grant proposals.  The Consortium is available to any Land-Grant faculty member with interest in rural development issues, including faculty in agricultural economics, rural sociology, youth development, human sciences, education, and other related disciplines. To join the Consortium, complete the form below and submit it

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Please place a check by those rural development topics that are your major areas of expertise. Please limit your selections to 10 areas. [Optional]

	Adoption/Diffusion of Innovations
	Aging and Elderly
	Agriculture/Community Sustainability
	Agriculture Structure & Viability
	Child Development/Family Studies
	Community Decision Making Tools (i.e., Strategic Planning, Asset Mapping, Needs Assessment)
	Community Infrastructure/Services
	Community Leadership Development/Civic Engagement
	Demographic Analysis
	Economic Diversity/Economic Development (i.e., Business Retention and Expansion, Tourism, Micro-Business)
	E-Commerce
	Education and Workforce Development/Training
	Evaluation/Impact Analysis
	Family and Consumer Economics
	Finance and Taxation
	Food Assistance
	Forest-Based Economics
	Information Technologies
	Labor Markets Analysis
	Limited Resource Farmers
	Local Government
	Natural Resources and the Environment
	Poverty and Low-Wealth People/Communities
	Public Issues Education and Deliberations
	Rural Health Care and Services
	Rural Housing
	Rural/Urban Interface (i.e., Land Use, Smart Growth)
	Small Farms
	Social Capital/Social Infrastructure
	Value-Added Enterprises (Agriculture and Non-Agriculture)
	Youth/Community Linkages

OTHER TOPICS

If you have recommendations for the SRDC staff to consider that would support your efforts, please list them below: