Tabla de Contenidos: “…The USDA has a formal responsibility for the co-ordination of rural policy -- The EDA is the only agency with an explicit focus on place-based economic development -- The Department of the Interior manages public lands and upholds Federal trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and Native Alaskans -- The Small Business Administration provides support for new entrepreneurs and for small businesses seeking to expand -- Different types of support for rural innovation -- A holistic approach to rural innovation is important -- Rural innovation in diverse rural regions: opportunities and challenges -- About the regions - Pine Bluff, Gallup, Columbiana -- Pine Bluff, Arkansas -- Gallup, New Mexico -- Columbiana, Ohio -- Innovation as part of rural community economic development -- Prominent role for developers and the private sector -- Major differences in what can be accomplished due to size authority and fiscal capacity -- Role of the federal government varied across the three cases -- High level of local government innovation -- Strong commitment to enhancing workforce skills -- Maximising opportunities and mitigating challenges to rural innovation -- Integrating geographic constraints into rural policy -- Co-ordinating to support rural innovation and ensure equity -- Co-ordinating to consider all the factors needed to support rural innovation -- Co-ordinating to ensure equity for marginalised populations in rural innovation -- Improving access to finance -- Funding rural development and innovation -- Rural non-bank financial intermediaries -- Broadening the definition of innovation in OECD rural regions -- Domains and sources of rural innovation -- Conclusions -- Annex 3.A. …”