Press Room

Recent Press

June 29, 2007 - The Californian - Juan Perez, ALBA's Celebrity Farmer

June 28, 2007 - The Daily Yonder - Sen. Clinton's presentation to the National Rural Assembly

June 26, 2007 - ALBA featured on National Public Radio "Marketplace."

June 19, 2007 - ABC News - Program Turns Farmworkers Into FarmersHunched over rows of parsley, Maria Luz Reyes swiftly gathers, slices and binds the fragrant bunches. It looks like just another backbreaking task in the fields, but for Reyes, it's a dream job.

April 25, 2007 - The News Star 'Success' plan deserves hearing The past four years have seen three governor's summits of vital interest to the Louisiana Delta — one each on poverty, health care and economic development. ...

April 22, 2007 - The News Star Plan envisions Tallulah without prison Proposal to turn jail into school wins grant ...

April 19, 2007 - The Hicksburg Post - - On the western edge of town on U.S. 65, a prison turned rehabilitation center is surrounded by fences and barbed wire in an impoverished community. ...

April 11, 2007 - Alaska dental therapists The Rasmuson Foundation has pumped about $1.5 million into the program. The Denali Commission donated $200000 and the Alaska Mental Health Trust gave $77000 ...

April 7, 2007 - Philanthropy News Digest - The National Rural Funders Collaborative, a Dallas-based consortium of eleven U.S. foundations, has announced its support for five initiatives across the country ...

April 5, 2007 - Santa Cruz Sentinel - The Salinas and Pajaro Valleys Small and Micro-Business Initiative will receive a $300,000 grant from the National Rural Funders Collaborative ...

April 5, 2007 - The Salinas Californian - Three Central Coast business-leadership organizations will be able to offer more bilingual business-education programs ...

April 5, 2007 - Loyola University New Orleans - marketumbrella.org, sponsor of the popular Crescent City Farmers Market in New Orleans, has been selected to receive a major grant from the National Rural Funders Collaborative ...

News Releases

2007

April 4 - National Rural Funders Collaborative Announces Major Investment in Regional Initiatives

April 4 - Tallulah Initiative Selected for Major Funding from National Rural Funders Collaborative

April 4 - New Orleans’ marketumbrella.org Selected for Major Funding from National Rural Funders Collaborative

April 4 - Native American Initiative Selected for Major Funding from National Rural Funders Collaborative

April 4 - Salinas and Pájaro Valleys Initiative Selected for Major Funding from National Rural Funders Collaborative

2005

February 9 - NRFC Announces Funding Decisions

2004

December - AECF and NRFC Host Workshop on Rural Family Economic Success (RUFES)

2003

March 17 - COF Dallas Preview

2002

March 27 - First-Round Funding Decisions Made

February 15 - More Site Visits from National Rural Funders Collaborative!

January 6 - Happy New Year from the National Rural Funders Collaborative!

2001

November 19 - Twenty Finalists Announced for Round One Funding - Summary of Applicants

November 19 - Twenty Finalists Announced for Round One Funding - Complete Listing

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