The Rural Aperture Project is a multi-story series funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Thrive Rural initiative that uses data to shift the national conversation about racial and economic equity in rural places.
Resources
Looking for a toolkit to inform your rural digital economy ecosystem strategies? Hoping to better visualize the challenges facing rural communities? Explore our evolving library of resources.

Members of CORI's broadband and research teams present the new Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool during a webinar for the National Broadband Resource Hub held on Aug. 31, 2023.
Welcome to the Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool, a web application designed to help communities and organizations make informed decisions about broadband deployment while considering natural hazard risks.
Research and recommendations for public sector officials and broadband builders considering natural hazard risks to existing broadband networks and upcoming broadband infrastructure deployments
Our Exploring Definitions of “Rural” Map captures the range of definitions.