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?

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 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.

30+ years of service

Lending

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. Our staff serve rural communities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii and other Pacific islands, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Aeris Rated 4 stars AA policy plus RCAC created its Loan Fund in 1988 and was later certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). We hold an Aeris rating of 4 Stars AA Policy Plus. The rating is based on a comprehensive review of the RCAC Loan Fund and the entire RCAC organization. We are also licensed by the California Department of Business Oversight #60DB0 83068.

As of June 30, 2023, RCAC closed 1,764 loans which totaled $839,272,572 and leveraged more than $2.877 billion for projects in rural communities. These loans supported 152,414 individual water and wastewater connections for rural citizens; 16,789 housing units; 11,706,006 sq. feet of community facility space; and created or retained 29,358 jobs. RCAC currently has 383 loans under management, totaling more than $93,021,578. Additionally, RCAC manages 51 loans totaling more than $33 million on behalf of other lenders and investors.

New lending opportunities

Community development loans

Low interest, long- and short-term loans available for Tribes, Tribal communities and individual Native Americans in Arizona and New Mexico for small business, housing and community facility projects.

Community Development Loans

Loan Programs & Rates

Loan Fund Contacts

30+ years of service

Lending

New lending opportunities

Community development loans

California Lenders License: Licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation — #60DB0 83068