is a network of organizations promoting rural development through the formation of cooperatives in the United States.

The co-op facilitates the coordination of cooperative development efforts and provides business expertise to its member organizations.

[1] Legislation was signed into law in 1990 authorizing grants to establish a network of rural cooperative development centers throughout the United States.

[2] In February 1999, representatives from nine cooperative development centers on the U.S. met in Denver to found CooperationWorks!

In September 2009, the USDA awarded $2.9 million in grants to 15 members of CooperationWorks!