National Association of Realtors Rural Outreach Grant

Hannah Dannenfelser
Hdannenfelser@nar.realtor

ruraloutreachgrants@nar.realtor

The Rural Outreach Grant will provide funding for state and local realtor association initiatives on a wide range of rural issues.

Level 1 grants support efforts to educate realtors and the public about rural issues. Level 2 grants support initiatives, such as studies, events, public outreach on rural issues in partnership with public and private stakeholders.

Priority issues include:

• Broadband
• Well/Septic/Sewer
• Farmland/Open Space Preservation
• Protection Overlay Districts
• Rural Zoning
• Natural Disasters
• Transportation
• Land Use
• Affordable housing

Project ideas include:

• Host a speaker to discuss a challenge impacting your community
• Hold a class or training on issues impacting the community
• Conduct a survey to gauge residents' opinions on growth/development and priority issues
• Organize a series of educational sessions with each session focusing on a different issue impacting rural communities
• Develop materials to educate association members, or for members to distribute to their clients and potential homebuyers
• Conduct a survey to gauge resident's opinions on the need for broadband and how the lack of broadband is impacting them
• Bring in a speaker to discuss how other rural communities brought broadband to their communities
• Bring in a speaker to discuss best practices and regulations for well/septic
• Develop disaster prevention educational materials to distribute to residents and homebuyers
• Conduct a public forum/town hall to discuss disaster prevention information

Eligible applicants are state and local realtor associations. Rural providers, facilities, and programs could approach local realtor associations with potential projects.

Up to $3,000 for level 1 projects and $7,500 for level 2 projects

Links to addition guidance and the online applications are provided on the program website.