Community Development Links

Public Water System Management Training Program

Mississippi State Department of Health, Division of Water Supply
Public Water System Board Management Training
Community Resource Group, Southern Rural Community Assistance Program
National Rural Water Association
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Water and Environmental Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

MSU Research and Service Units:

School of Architecture Small Town Center
The Stennis Institute of Government
Southern Rural Development Center

Mississippi Web Sites:

State of Mississippi Official home page for state government agencies, educational institutions, and other Mississippi web sites. Also includes some federal government agencies. The following is a short list of state government agencies that provide information, resources, and data for public use:
Mississippi Arts Commission
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
Mississippi Employment Security Commission
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi State Tax Commission
Web Sites in Mississippi
Mississippi Web Sites by County

Rural Development Resources:

National Association of Development Organizations
National Association of Counties
National Civic League
National Association of Towns and Townships
National Center for Small Communities
National Rural Development Partnership
National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils
USDA Rural Development
TVA Rural Studies
W.K. Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources
The Aspen Institute
Agriculture Network information Center
Rural Information Center
Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas
Appalachian Regional Commission
Rural Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program
EZ/EC Community Toolbox
Corporation for Enterprise Development
National Rural Education Association
Organizations Concerned About Rural Education
Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
Community Transportation Association
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
National Telephone Cooperative Association
National Exchange Carrier Association (Universal Service)
National Rural Water Association
National Rural Health Association
Institute for Research on Poverty
Housing Assistance Council

Statistical Resources:

MSU Libraries Online Reference Desk
FedStats Links to more than 70 Federal Government agencies.
Statistical Resources on the Web University of Michigan Documents Center
Government Information Sharing Project Oregon State University
Kids Count Project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation