This policy analysis and mapping interface is a partnership between the
Southern Rural Development Initiative (SRDI) and the Rural Policy Research
Institute’s (RUPRI) Community Information Resource Center.
SRDI’s federal funds analysis database has three distinct interfaces. The
first developed is the community learning interface designed to facilitate
policy education for rural leaders. It can be found on SRDI’s website
here.
The SRDI/RUPRI collaborative effort presents
on this web page two database tools for distinct purposes. The first allows
users to design custom queries of federal agency funding data present in the
U.S. Census Bureau’s Consolidated Federal Funds Reports for the FY 2001-2003
period. A query can
be designed for a specific federal agency or all agencies, the type of
funds, the designated function (intent) of the funds, and then a variety
county filters. Summary data is provided for the filtered counties, and
total and per capita data for individual counties that make up the query
choice. A map is automatically generated at the top of the report page. This
query system is highly useful for wide angle policy analysis and research.
The second tool provides a county summary page of key United States
Department of Agriculture program funding for the FY 2001-2003. This tool is
timely as the United States Congress is currently deliberating on the
reauthorization of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, which will
guide USDA policy and programs for the next five years.
