The National Rural Network (NRN) is a coalition of over 50 nongovernmental national organizations, working to create awareness and understanding of public policies that enhance the vitality of rural America. The NRN represents the breadth of non governmental organizations whose constituencies comprise an emergent new rural reality. This coalition is recognized as the preeminent national stakeholder community in addressing these broad based concerns, challenges and opportunities.
Meetings
The NRN meets monthly with a focus on a topic of interest to the members. Check back for details on the next NRN meeting.
Why Rural Matters III: The Rural Impact of the Administration's FY08 Budget Proposal
The rural implications of this budget are pervasive, and significant rural concerns are evident in many sectors. To highlight these challenges more specifically, this document contains detailed budget analyses of several critical rural programs which impact the constituencies of twelve NRN organizations. These were chosen for the diversity of their interests and the unique rural community challenges which will affect that sector, should this budget successfully move through the Congress, as proposed. Many other NRN member organizations not included in this analysis have completed their own internal budget reviews, which may be accessed through their websites. All NRN members are actively addressing the needs of rural America each day, and the impacts of this Administration’s budget proposal.
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NRN Member Organizations
American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.aanp.org/default.asp
American Academy of Nursing http://www.aannet.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
American Association of School Administrators http://www.aasa.org
American Association of State Colleges and Universities http://www.aascu.org
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org
American Public Works Association http://www.apwa.net
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association http://www.aslrra.org
American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org
Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group http://www.aspeninstitute.org/csg
Association of Educational Service Agencies http://www.aesa.us
Center for Rural Affairs http://www.cfra.org
Child Welfare League of America http://www.cwla.org
CO Bank http://www.cobank.com
Communicating for Agriculture and the Self-Employed http://www.selfemployedcountry.org
The Council of State Governments http://www.csg.org
Easter Seals http://www.easterseals.org
Farm Credit Council http://www.fccouncil.com
Federal Housing Finance Board http://www.fhfb.gov
Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org
Innovations in Civic Participation http://www.icicp.org
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://www.iatp.org
League of Rural Voters http://www.leagueofruralvoters.org
Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group http://www.msawg.org/sac/csp/
National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com
National Association of Counties http://www.naco.org
National Association of Development Organizations http://www.nado.org
National Association of Federally Impacted Schools http://www.sso.org/nafis/
National Association of Regional Councils http://www.narc.org National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils http://www.rdcnet.org
National Association of Towns and Townships http://www.natat.org
National Catholic Rural Life Conference http://www.ncrlc.com
National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.ncsl.org National Congress for Community Economic Development http://www.ncced.org
National Congress of American Indians http://www.ncai.org/
National Cooperative Business Association http://www.ncba.coop
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives http://www.ncfc.org
National Education Association http://www.nea.org
National Education Knowledge Industry Association http://www.nekia.org
National Farmers Union http://www.nfu.org
National Governors Association http://www.nga.org
National Grange http://www.nationalgrange.org
National Organizations of State Offices of Rural Health http://www.nosorh.org
National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition http://www.nrea.net
National Rural Electric Coop http://www.nreca.org
National Rural Funders Collaborative http://www.nrfc.org
National Rural Health Association http://www.nrharural.org
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association http://www.ncta.org
Partners for Rural America (No website found)
Regional Airline Association http://www.raa.org
Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org
Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural http://www.ruralco.org
Rural Community Assistance Partnership http://www.rcap.org
Rural Community College Alliance http://www.ruralcommunitycolleges.org
Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation http://www.rurallisc.org
Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org
The Rural School and Community Trust http://www.ruraledu.org
Washington Business Group on Health http://www.wbgh.org
Contact
To learn more about the National Rural Network, please contact RUPRI.
