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Priorities

Photo Credit: Allison Iafrate - Humboldt

To increase visibility and understanding of challenges rural communities face, Rural Alliance, Inc. (RAI) facilitates educational activities and research throughout rural California. These activities touch a range of topics, ranging from forest resiliency to housing, helping to increase both the breadth and depth of knowledge on key priority issues.

Education

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Educational Activities

 

Rural Alliance, Inc. organizes educational tours to rural counties to fostering greater awareness and comprehension of the challenges faced by rural regions among California lawmakers and other significant stakeholders. These immersive visits will provide participants with a unique opportunity to witness the direct impact of current California policies on rural communities. Participants can gain insights into the specific challenges these communities face and develop a more profound understanding of their experiences in addressing these hurdles.

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2023 Education Priority Policy Areas

  • Agriculture/Food

  • Climate Change

  • Forest Resiliency

  • Housing

  • Insurability

  • Illegal Cannabis Enforcement

  • Land Use/Development

  • Landfills/SB 1383

  • Prison Closures

  • Recreation

  • Rural Homelessness

  • Rural Urban Connect

  • Water (drought, floods, sites reservoir, water storage, upper watershed, infrastructure)

  • Wildfire/Rebuild

  • Workforce Development

  • ZEV Infrastructure

Research

Academic Research

Rural Alliance, Inc. collaborates with research institutions to develop high quality, data-driven research regarding the impacts of federal and state policymaking on rural communities, with particular emphasis on factors that distinguish rural from urban communities. This collaborative effort allows for a comprehensive exploration of these challenges, enabling the development and advocacy of evidence-based solutions that effectively address the needs of rural communities. 

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For 2023, the Board of Directors has identified the issue of housing capacity challenges in rural communities as the subject for Rural Alliance, Inc.’s sponsored research project. 

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Find RAI's Affordable Housing Reseach Report and corresponding memo below.  

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2023 Research Priority Policy Areas

  • Agriculture Food

  • Air Quality

  • De-Energization

  • Electric Vehicle (disposal)

  • Emergency Disaster Preparedness

  • Health Access/ Behavioral Health

  • Housing

  • Quality of Life in Rural California

  • Rural Economies (Community Economic Resilience Fund, project financing, innovation funds)

  • Water

  • Wildfire Resilience

  • Williamson Act/PILT

  • Workforce development

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