Community Natural Resources Economic Development

Vision:

To be a source of research and education that benefits the lives of individuals, families, businesses, organizations and communities within Grant County and to assist people and communities in Grant County in positive change.

Mission:

To improve the long-term well-being of individuals, families, businesses, organizations and communities within Grant County through research and experience-based education. To assist the citizens of Grant County where they live and work and help Grant County communities deal with their own unique challenges.

Grant County

• Grant County Strategic Plan

Tourism Resource Committee Grant Program

• Guidelines
• Historical Information
• Budget information
• Grant Application

Tourism

• Cycle Southwest Wisconsin
• Mineral Point
• Wisconsin Department of Tourism

Business/Industry Funding Resource Guide for Grant County Cities, Villages & Towns, including Entrepreneurs and Start-up Businesses

• Revolving Loan Funds
• Wisconsin Department of Commerce
• USDA Rural Development
• Family Housing
• Economic Development Administration, US Department of Commerce
• Small Business's Administration
• Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network
• Wisconsin Women's Business Imitative Corporation

Leadership Development

• Heartland Center For Leadership

Economic Development

• Center for Community Economic Development
• Grant County, Wisconsin (census data)
• Grant County Public Health Profiles
• American Fact Finder - census data
• Labor Market Information
• Wisconsin Economic Development Association

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development

• Wisconsin Department of Commerce
• Wisconsin Entrepreneur's Network

Natural Resources

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
• The Grant-Platte/Sugar-Pecatonica Basins
• Welcome to Gathering Waters

Favorite Links

• Tourism Educational Materials
• Local Government Center

• National Civic League - Community Building Advice
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• 1000 Friends Home Page
• Office of Land Information Services
• Applied Populating Laboratory

Paul Thares, Grant County Community Development
Youth and Agriculture Center P.O. Box 31, Lancaster, WI 53813
Phone: 608-723-2125  Fax: 608:723-4315

E-mail: paul.thares@ces.uwex.edu