Economic Development Related Links
Below is a list of relevant websites related to the different aspects of community and economic development.
- Center for Social Development (CSD)
- CSD is the leading academic center of theory and research on asset building. CSD plays a leading role in designing and carrying out evaluations of IDA programs.
- Community Affairs resources (from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
- The Community Affairs program supports the System's economic growth objectives by promoting community development and fair and impartial access to credit.
- Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED)
- CFED works with communities to help them envision, define and build their own economic strategies, while preserving cultural values and respecting natural resources.
- MySCGov
- The official web site of South Carolina. South Carolina CDC's can connect with every state agency, watch the legislature in action, and track key community economic development legislation.
- National Congress of Community Economic Development (NCCED)
- The trade association for community development corporations and the community economic development industry.
- National Rural Funders Collaborative (NRFC)
- The National Rural Funders Collaborative (NRFC) is a partnership working to expand resources for rural communities and families facing persistent poverty.
- SCANPO
- The mission of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) is to serve, support and strengthen nonprofit organizations for a better South Carolina.
- SC Department of Commerce CDC Page
- Information about the CDC program initiative.
- SC Economic and Industrial Development Directory
- Collection of links to economic development resources.
- The Enterprise Foundation
- For over two decades, The Enterprise Foundation has been working in neglected communities nationwide to provide those opportunities that all Americans deserve.
- US Department of Agriculture
- Rural CDC’s in South Carolina should visit the Rural Development section of this website.
- US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- HHS provides a great deal of funding opportunities for CDC's.
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination.
- US Department of Labor
- This website is helpful in gathering unemployment statistical data when putting together grant applications. CDC’s can also find employment data and information on employment and training funding.