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Blog|Center On Rural Innovation, Entrepreneurship Transition wins $10,000 cash prize in CORI's Small Towns, Big Ideas pitch event

Featuring pre-seed or seed-stage rural tech startups from a variety of sectors, CORI's second annual Small Towns, Big Ideas virtual pitch event gave small-town entrepreneurs a national spotlight — and the chance to win a $10,000 cash prize.

November 16, 2022

In the news|Center On Rural Innovation U.S. Department of Commerce launches first of its kind Economic Recovery Corps with $30 million CARES Act Investment

The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) is announced as one of the partner organizations for the EDA's new Economic Recovery Corps program.

U.S. Economic Development Administration

November 3, 2022

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development Seven Rural Innovation Initiative participants selected to receive highly competitive U.S. Economic Development Administration Build to Scale grants

Federal grants and matching dollars represent a combined total of almost $12.9 million in new investment in rural innovation.

October 5, 2022

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech Economies, Tech-Based Economic Development Center on Rural Innovation launches new initiative focused on building tech-based economic opportunities in the rural South

Effort aims to empower rural BIPOC communities to maximize the impact of federal and philanthropic funding to support the development of tech ecosystems.

September 27, 2022

Press Releases|Center On Rural Innovation, Tech-Based Economic Development T.L.L. Temple Foundation partners with Center on Rural Innovation to support digital economic development in East Texas

CORI to work with community leaders in Nacogdoches to develop strategies and provide technical assistance through the Rural Innovation Initiative.

August 30, 2022

Blog|Research, mapping, and data analytics Defining rural America: The consequences of how we count

How the different definitions of “rural” used by the federal government paint vastly different pictures of rural places, and have major implications in both how stories are told and funds are distributed.

July 20, 2022