National Association of Realtors Rural Outreach Grant
Hannah Dannenfelser
Hdannenfelser@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.
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