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Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Office of Community & Economic Development
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Mission-An on-campus division dedicated to aligning the university's intellectual capacity and innovation-driven economic development initiatives to improve the competitiveness and prosperity of the region.
Office of Community &Economic Development
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Five specific goals:1.Increase Economic Innovation through the eight-county region.2.Develop effective systems that promote Business and Industry Strategy. 3.Enhance Public Policy in favor of the eight-county region. 4.Create strategic partnerships focused on Community Development. 5.Develop educational programs that empower the Leaders of tomorrow.
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Mission-To improve quality of life in rural communities by providing customized technical assistance that will enhancing local capacity.
San Joaquin ValleyRural Development Center
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Three specific goals:1.Develop, maintain and facilitate an effective one-stop clearinghouse of resources and services for rural communities.2.Strengthen rural communities’ local capacity to resolve pressing community needs.3.Increase rural communities’ informed decision-making by providing objective, third-party expertise.
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Purpose-Established in 2009 to provide a forum for rural communities to mutually exchange information, resources, best practices and opportunities.
San Joaquin ValleySmall Communities Network
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Small Communities Network:1.Members: rural municipalities, public agencies, nonprofits and CBOs, businesses, elected officials and community members.2.Activities: quarterly regional workshops, webinar trainings and daily email distributions.3.Role with SJV RDC: the platform for convening rural communities and connecting them to resources and services of SJV RDC.
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Health & Human Services
Business Services
Planning
Clean Energy Economic Development Finance
Housing
WaterInfrastructure
TradeDevelopment TransportationProject Design &
Construction
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
A Mezzanine Consulting Service
Rural CitiesUnincorporated
Rural Communities
Rural Special
Districts
Small Communities
Network
Rural Community-
Based Organizations
Rural –Serving Nonprofits
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Business Services
• California Central Valley Economic Development Corporation (represented by Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County)
• Central Valley Business Incubator• Fresno Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce• Lyles Center for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship-Technology Commercialization Program, Fresno State
• University of California, Merced Regional Network-Small Business Development Center
• University Business Center, Craig School of Business, Fresno State
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Clean Energy• Economic Development Corporation
serving Fresno County• Rural Community Assistance Corporation• San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy
Organization
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Economic Development
• California Association for Local Economic Development
• California Central Valley Economic Development Corporation (represented by Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County)
• Center for Economic Research and Education of Central California, Fresno State
• Central Valley Business Incubator• Office of Community and Economic
Development, Fresno State
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Finance• Central Valley Fund• CA Infrastructure and Economic
Development Bank• Northern California Community Loan Fund• Rural Community Assistance Corporation• University of California, Merced Regional
Network-Small Business Development Center
• U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Health & Human Services
Housing
Planning
• College of Health and Human Services, Fresno State
• Community Water Center
• California Coalition for Rural Housing• Rural Community Assistance Corporation• Self-Help Enterprises
• Community and Regional Planning Center, School of Social Sciences, Fresno State
• San Joaquin Valley Regional Policy Council• Center for Creative Land Recycling
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Project Design & Construction
Trade Development
Transportation
• Construction Management Program, Lyles College of Engineering, Fresno State
• Northern California Community Loan Fund• Department of Art and Design, College of Arts and
Humanities, Fresno State
• Center for International Trade Development, State Center Community College District
• U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce
• San Joaquin Valley Regional Policy Council
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Water Infrastructure
• Community Water Center• California Water Institute, Fresno State• Rural Community Assistance
Corporation• Self-Help Enterprises
Fresno State – Office of Community and Economic Development
Office of Community & Economic Development
San Joaquin Valley Rural Development CenterProviding Opportunity to Everyone.
Contact:Ismael Diaz HerreraDirector, SJV Rural Development Center(559) [email protected]