Community Viability

Community viability programs are dedicated to strengthening communities and their economic viability by creating innovative programs that allow citizens and local governments to respond to local issues. Our faculty can assess community needs, design a plan of action, and determine the appropriate delivery method suitable for various programs.

By matching local needs with resources available through the land-grant universities as well as other governmental and nonprofit agencies, we address problems unique to particular communities across the commonwealth.Our programs deal with leadership, entrepreneurship and small business development, land use and community planning, and economic opportunity development.