Implementation of the Federal Rural IMPACT Demonstration

This report provides an overview of the implementation of a cross-agency federal initiative led by the White House Rural Council called Rural IMPACT. The demonstration initiative aimed to address rural child poverty and improve mobility of families in rural and tribal communities through increased service delivery coordination. Drawing from other place-based initiatives, the demonstration focused on providing intensive technical assistance to ten sites chosen through a competitive process. Each site was to develop a two-generation program model that would be driven by a “backbone” agency and a team of key partners. This report highlights key practice elements needed for site success, which included tailored technical assistance, numerous committed partner organizations including families themselves, strong leadership support, and plans to encourage wider implementation of two-generation efforts.