Board of Governors
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Exploring student loan alternatives and postsecondary financing innovations
Many students take on debt to pay for postsecondary education and training, but other options are available. Here’s what experts told us at a recent conference.
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on workforce entities [2021]
Workforce development and job service entities experienced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with almost all reporting disruptions in 2021. Here’s what survey data tells us.
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Supporting entrepreneurship for rural economic development
Entrepreneurs are the life blood of a community’s economy. Investing in and supporting entrepreneurship ecosystems can lead to the growth of additional entrepreneurial activity in a community.
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[Watch] Investing in Rural Prosperity: Framework for Advancing Economic Prosperity
In this webinar, get to know a framework for advancing shared economic prosperity in rural communities across the United States. Watch on demand.
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on communities and the entities serving them [2021]
The spread of COVID-19 and the many efforts to slow it are impacting communities throughout the nation. To best respond to this crisis, information is needed about the scope and scale of challenges in various communities. This report offers findings of a survey designed to collect information on the effects of COVID-19 on low- to…
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Perspectives from Main Street: COVID-19’s continued impact on low- to moderate-income communities [2020]
Throughout 2020, the Federal Reserve surveyed nonprofits, financial institutions, government agencies, and other community organizations to understand the effects of COVID-19 on low- to moderate-income communities and the entities serving them. Here’s what they found.