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The Rural Development Innovation Center is hard-wired into USDA’s structure, with a mission to identify best practices and bring continuous improvement in program delivery to enhance rural quality of life.
Barham leads Rural Development’s Innovation Center (IC) and oversees regulations development, data analytics, program evaluation and strategic engagement across rural development.
The Center is comprised of three teams that support Rural Development’s programs to help build prosperity in rural communities:
The Innovation Center's Data Analytics Division analyzes and evaluates program performance to support strategic investment of RD programs.
Rural Data Gateway - Featuring access to Rural Investments Dashboards that significantly expand access to USDA RD financial data through an easy-to-use interface.
The Innovation Center's Strategic Engagement Division (SED) builds and maintains multi-sector partnerships, promotes cross-agency collaborations and identifies best practices in economic development. This division is made up of four key areas: Research and Planning, Regional Assistance and Planning, Tribal Relations and Customer Experience.
The Innovation Center's Regulations Management Division supports program areas in the development and implementation of regulations, directives, and forms to manage agency policies and procedures.
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For more information, visit Rural Development Innovation Center
