Progress 09/01/18 to 07/19/21
Outputs
Target Audience:
Nothing Reported
Changes/Problems:I am completed the final report in order the facilitate the closing of my role in the project so that remaining funds can be relinquished and transferred to Purdue University, which is the new home of the NCRCRD. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The accomplishments are provided in the progress reports, the last of which was submitted in September 2020. I am completed the final report in order the facilitate the closing of my role in the project so that remaining funds can be relinquished and transferred to Purdue University, which is the new home of the NCRCRD.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:Target audience includes researchers, policy makers, and Extension professionals actively engaged in topics related to rural development. Changes/Problems:No additional changes to report except that beginning September 15, 2020 the NCRCR will be hosted at Purdue University and will have a new Director. We are working on relinquishing remaining funds to Purdue. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated to communities through webinars and presentations, and written materials. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Beginning September 15, 2020 the NCRCRD will be hosted at Purdue University under a new Director. No further plans will be managed under my leadership. Please see the previous progress report for other activities supported under this grant.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The NCRCRD has engaged and/or supported the folowing activities in support of these goals: 1) The following small grants have been administered. The starred small grants are completed, and the others are still in progress: -Food Access adn Independent Grocers: Strengthening Food Security in Underserved Communities* -STEPpin UP: Social-Emotional Learning in Rural Middle School Youth* -Impact of Volunteers on Sustainable Rural Commmunity Development* -Expanding the Intelligent Communty Extension Program* -Integrating and Sustaining Financial Capability Services in Rural Healthcare Delivery* -Tribal Nations Lead! Leadership Development in the Great Lakes Region (THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE MANAGED BY PURDUE AS PART OF THE TRANSITION) Funding was also provided to support the development of the National Behavioral Health Extension Network (NBH E-Net), NBH E-Net is now established and housed at Iowa State University's Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:Target audience includes researchers, policy makers, and Extension professionals actively engaged in topics related to rural development. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Post-doc Alison Brennan had the opportunity to build skills in community development and engagement. The end result was succes in the job market--she has accepted a tenure-track position at Montana State University. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Webinars, scientific conferences and convenings. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We expect to receive the completed small grant project reports and host a series of associated webinars. We will also finalize the Exension opioid response report and continue next steps. We also hope to publish three working papers: Two on disasters and one on the growth of manufactured homes in rural places. We will establish an Extension Opioid Response Network.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The NCRCRD has engaged and/or supported the folowing activities in support of these goals: 1) The following small grants have been administered, with final project reports due in the coming months: -Food Access adn Independent Grocers: Strengthening Food Security in Underserved Communities -STEPpin UP: Social-Emotional Learning in Rural Middle School Youth -Impact of Volunteers on Sustainable Rural Commmunity Development -Tribal Nations Lead! Leadership Development in the Great Lakes Region -Expanding the Intelligent Communty Extension Program -Integrateing and Sustaining Financial Capability Services in Rural Healthcare Delivery 2) Post-doc Alison Brennan continues completed work to support community development in the four western states (KS, NE, SD, ND) of the North Central region. She has also been an instrumental member of the Extension Opioid Crisis Response Workgroup that is being led by Mark Skidmore. She was also a vital member of hte Farm Stress Training project the NCRCRD led for the USDA Farm Services Agency. 3) Half-time post-doc Junmin Lim prepared two research manuscripts on flood vulnerabilitya and heatwave mitigation, and another on manufactured homes in rural America. 4) The Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP) has established a workgroup to help coordinate the Land Grant University system response to the opioid crisis. Mark Skidmore served as coordinator of the group. The activities of the workgroup are now completed--the final report has been submitted to ECOP. The final report was submitted and now we are beginning efforts to impliment the recommendations in the report to help build capacity with the land-grant system to help addres the opioid crisis. All resources created and/or compiled by the workgroup are availabe at https://opioidresponse.extension.org/. 5) The NCRCRD hosted a total of 20 webinars this past year. The webinar recordings can be accessed at https://www.canr.msu.edu/ncrcrd/webinars/. 6) The NCRCRD sponsored three conference hosted by NACDEP, CDS, and the MCRSA.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Das, B., and Skidmore, M. 2108. "Asymmetry in Municipal Government Responses in Growing vs. Shrinking Counties with Focus on Capital Spending , Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 48(4): 62-75.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Hodge, T, Ballard, C., and Skidmore, M. 2018. "Changes in the Benefits of the Taxable Value Cap when Property Tax Values are Decreasing: Evidence from Michigan , Public Finance and Management, 18(3/4): 313-335.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Toya, H., and Skidmore, M. 2018. "Changes in the Benefits of the Taxable Value Cap when Property Tax Values are Decreasing: Evidence from Michigan", Public Finance and Management, 18(3/4): 313-335.
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Kang, S., and Skidmore, M. 2018. "The Effects of Natural Disasters on Social Trust: Evidence from South Korea , Sustainability, 10, 2973.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Dyar, W., Lim, J., and Skidmore, M. 2018. "The Role of Manufactured Home in Meeting Rural Housing Needs", in Rural Connections.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Skidmore, M. 2018. "Report to the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy from the Extension Opioid Crisis Response Workgroup": https://opioidresponse.extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/EOCRW-Report.pdf
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Brenan, A, Spoth, R., and Skidmore, M. 2018. A Review of Research Related to Education and Prevention: https://opioidresponse.extension.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/OpioidLitReviewFINAL9.25.18.pdf
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