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RCAC’s programs and services deliver solutions to complex community needs. Our local presence allows us to develop partnerships with communities to identify needs, set goals, and select the best options to meet those goals. RCAC and our partners provide the tools to create change and growth, but the communities chart their own course. Collaboration, plus community effort will equal community change. How can we help you?

RCAC’s Loan Fund is a financial resource for rural communities. The Loan Fund fills financing gaps and serves in unconventional markets. We offer loans for affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure, community facilities and small businesses in rural locations.

Decent housing, safe drinking water, education, financing, jobs, community facilities, leadership, families are the many facets to RCAC's work.

RCAC expands the knowledge base of the rural public through education and training. Our training expertise is in technical, financial, and administrative issues that affect rural communities. We take great pride in our professional trainer team's capacity and effectiveness. Our trainers maximize audience participation to keep trainings relevant and memorable.

RCAC's news and publications are a compilation of timely news, announcements and accomplishments produced for the rural development world.

Sub-standard housing and poverty are commonplace in low-income rural communities. Many of these communities also face daunting challenges to access safe, clean drinking water and to develop other vital infrastructure. These issues are often overlooked in policy because rural communities lack the resources, training or social networks that are found in urban areas. Learn how you can advocate for the under-served population in the West.

Founded in 1978, RCAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with underserved rural and Indigenous communities to achieve their vision and well being through technical assistance, training, financial resources and advocacy. For more than 45 years, our dedicated staff and active board, coupled with our key values: leadership, collaboration, commitment, quality and integrity, have helped effect positive change in rural communities across the West. Learn more about who we are and how we operate.

Success Stories

Thursday, Feb 25, 2021

Featured case study: Yerington, Nevada

In July and August, RCAC staff worked with U.S. Department of Agriculture, private lenders, and the city of Yerington to secure $32.8 million in loans and $1.4 million in grants to replace the city’s water and sewer distribution systems.
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Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021

Burbank Housing Development Corporation

In 2017, 22 fires destroyed an estimated 6,000 homes in Sonoma County. Historically, Sonoma’s housing development already lagged behind demand. Wildfire losses exacerbated the housing deficit; and after the fires, Sonoma’s housing supply was at an all-time low.
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Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021

City of Akutan

Every year, water systems are required to submit a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) to customers with information about water quality tests, violations and any other compliance issues.
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Monday, Feb 22, 2021

East Pecos, New Mexico

RCAC staff is helping a small system access U.S. Department of Agriculture funding.
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Kipapa Acres, Hawaii

RCAC staff provided technical assistance to a rural Hawaii community that risked running out of water.
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Success Stories

Featured case study: Yerington, Nevada

Burbank Housing Development Corporation

City of Akutan

East Pecos, New Mexico

Kipapa Acres, Hawaii