Seattle is not part of the Empty Interior, however part of Washington is considered to be part of this empty region. Seattle itself is very urban, but if you head east from Seattle you will start seeing the rural parts of the Empty Interior. I found that there is a sub department in the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) called USDA Rural Development. This department is dedicated in improving the lives of rural Americans. The depart aims to help expand the economic opportunities for rural communities by providing loans and grants and helping communities with housing, infrastructure and businesses. We see that there is a bit of persuasion or encouragement in trying to get people to move out to this part of Washington.
(Taken from the Office of Community Development)
Typical Community Development Services we can assist with:
- Provide technical assistance to local communities and citizen groups in strategic plan development, partnership building, and leadership development.
- Implement programs that demonstrate effective methods of building vital rural communities.
- Disseminate information about effective rural community and economic development strategies and methods.
- Promote networking among rural communities and rural development practitioners.
- Promote all USDA Rural Development programs as well as encouraging cooperation and networking with local, state, and other federal agency programs.
- Provide training, team building and capacity building to rural communities. Help remove barriers to development within a community by acting as facilitator and providing training and guidance regarding strategic planning, benchmarking and funding issues.
Stevenson, Washington
Hartline, Washington
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