NERCRD

The NERCRD is administered by a joint agreement between USDA and Penn State (the host institution). Major core funding comes from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) - and the region's land-grant universities. NERCRD's Board of Directors is composed of administrators and faculty from the regional land-grant institutions and representatives of USDA NIFA and USDA Economic Research Service. With input from NERCRD's Technical Advisory Committee, the Board establishes policies and programming emphases. Plans of work and annual reports approved by the various funders provide accountability for receipts and expenditures of public and private monies. The NERCRD Rules of Operation are available here... Established by the Rural Development Act of 1972, the nation's four Regional Rural Development Centers work in partnership with the land-grant university (LGU) system to address crucial needs in our nation's rural communities. The Northeast Regional Center for Rural..

Primary location: University Park United States