Tools for Success

About Tools for Success

Communities succeed when they have the right tools to use for their initiatives. With RAC's Tools for Success, you'll find resources to help you:

• Grow funding
• Improve programs
• Promote successes to policymakers, funders, sponsors and your community
• Research program potential
• Reach development goals

Through the Tools for Success section, you have access to resources that support grantwriting, demonstrate program effectiveness and show you innovative program techniques being developed in other rural communities. There are also success stories from rural communities to provide examples of what lessons they've learned with their programs.

More Useful Tools

Funding - Browse funding opportunities available to rural communities

RAC Webinars - Learn about rural issues, legislation and new programs

Topic Guides - Find information and resources on 80 rural topics

State Guides - State-by-state breakdown of rural health and human services resources

Success Stories & Lessons Learned

Need ideas for starting or growing your project? Get insights from the experiences of others.

• By Topic
• By State
• By Source
• Share Your Stories

What Works

Improve your community with innovation and education

Effective, evidence-based tools and methods:

• Community Health Workers Toolkit

Health Information Technology Toolkit

Federal HIT resources for rural health care providers

Learn how RTT residency programs can grow the rural health workforce

Demonstrating Need & Impact

Tools for grantwriting and demonstrating program impact.

• Am I Rural? - Determine if your program qualifies for support based on differing definitions of rural
• RAC Custom Mapping - Create maps for grant applications, reports and other publications
• Economic Impact Analysis - Estimate the impact of your program on your community’s economy