An Initiative of StateProud.com
Building America's
Rural Economy
Helping rural communities create jobs through Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism & Innovation.
Helping rural communities create jobs through Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism & Innovation.
RuralTeam.com serves as the national rural economic development division of the State Proud Network.
Its mission is to help rural communities create sustainable jobs by developing:
Our Focus Areas
Building stronger rural communities. Creating lasting opportunities.
Food Innovation Center
Commercial Kitchens
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Contract Manufacturing
Agricultural Processing
Main Street TourismAbout RuralTeam
RuralTeam is the national rural economic-development division of the State Proud Network. We bring federal agencies, state programs, universities, and private capital to the table so that rural communities can build durable, job-creating economies.
Our approach pairs deep agricultural and food-manufacturing expertise with proven Main Street tourism and entrepreneurship strategy — turning local assets into lasting regional advantage.
A focused mandate to create sustainable rural jobs through food innovation, manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism.
Guided by a National Advisory Board of economic-development, agriculture, and manufacturing leaders.
Asset-based, value-added, and locally rooted — building from what each community already does best.
Part of a national network of regional initiatives championing locally made products and producers.
Food Innovation
Research facilities, shared processing, and scale-up support that take rural products from idea to commercial reality.
Rural Manufacturing
Building regional manufacturing capacity and recruiting the companies that put rural America back to work.
Agricultural Development
Helping producers move up the value chain — from raw commodity to branded, regional product.
Tourism & Main Street
Revitalizing downtowns and turning rural character into a destination economy.
Rural Business Recruitment
We help rural communities attract and grow the industries best suited to their land, labor, and logistics.
Community Development Services
A full suite of planning, funding, and recruitment services tailored to rural economies.
Resource Center
A growing library of guidance for economic developers, founders, and community leaders.
Research and field-tested insight.
Federal, state, and private funding sources.
Economic development & recruitment playbooks.
On-demand training and downloads.
Partner Network
RuralTeam convenes the public, private, and academic partners that rural transformation requires.
Get Involved
There is a place at the table for every partner in rural prosperity.
Submit your community for assessment and support.
Co-develop plans and recruitment strategy.
Deploy capital into vetted rural projects.
Expand or relocate into rural sites.
Partner on research and commercialization.
Lend time, expertise, or corporate support.
Contact
Tell us about your community or project. The RuralTeam will follow up within 1-2 business days.
We respond within 1-2 business days.