CRD staff at NC State Extension has a number of trusted partners in the state, region, and country. We collaborate on economic development programming and support each other’s efforts to create prosperity throughout our state and region. Click below to view recent indicators of the positive work CRD and our partners are doing across the Southern Region. This work includes Extension’s Covid response in the South.

Some of our frequent partners include

• North Carolina A&T State University Cooperative Extension
• North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
• Farm Stress Resource Directory
• Southern Rural Development Center
• National Urban Extension Leaders
• National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals (NACDEP) 
• North Carolina Department of Commerce
• North Carolina Rural Center
• North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government
• NC Farmworkers Health Program
• NC Department of Commerce Agriculture Services & Foreign Labor

Below you will  find links to other NCSU colleges and programs that offer resources for community and economic development. Please visit their website pages to learn what other opportunities are available and then talk with your Extension Agent.

• Center for Environmental Farming Systems
• Extension Tourism
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Juntos
• Outreach and Engagement
• People First Tourism
• 4-H Program
• Institute for Emerging Issues