- The federal government approves a second round of funding for the State Small Business Credit Initiative to support small business lending during the COVID pandemic. The Rural Center is selected to manage the state’s $200 million program.
- Through grants from the Dogwood Health Trust, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and the Anonymous Trust, the Rural Center establishes the Collaborative Broadband Initiative, a 33-county rural initiative that pairs the Rural Center with local councils of governments (COGs) and county governments to coordinate and support county-based and regional broadband infrastructure deployment and funding efforts to attain universal, affordable and scalable last-mile fiber broadband service across every corner of rural North Carolina.
