The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is one of four centers in the United States that work to improve opportunities and quality of life in rural communities. With funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the land-grant universities in its 12-state region, the NCRCRD engages Extension professionals, researchers and other partners to address issues that affect rural areas across the region. Beginning in July 2009, Michigan State University took on the responsibility of hosting the NCRCRD, after the center's many years of success at Iowa State University. This paper presents NCRCRD's current set of projects.