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.

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California Coalition for Community Investment Appoints Nate Schaffran as Inaugural Executive Director
The California Coalition for Community Investment (CCCI) is excited to announce the appointment of Nate Schaffran as its first Executive Director, marking a significant milestone in the coalition’s growth and expanding influence across the state.
JPMorgan Chase awards $35,000 grant to RCAC for housing counseling in California
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rural Community Assistance Corporation announced that it has received a $35,000 JPMorgan Chase grant. This funding is dedicated to enhancing housing counseling programs in California’s underserved rural communities.

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Sweet RELieF: RCAC loan helps woman-owned organic farm flourish amid pandemic
When COVID-19 struck, Rock Front Ranch in California’s Cuyama Valley faced an uncertain future. With a $25,000 loan from RCAC's RELieF program and dedicated training from RCAC's BRE team, this regenerative organic farm not only weathered the storm but emerged with an even stronger foundation for future success.
RCAC helps Guam subdivisions fight for basic infrastructure, housing after typhoon
When Typhoon Mawar devastated Guam in May 2023, it laid bare a long-simmering crisis for residents in the northern village of Yigo. Subdivisions like , established in the 1990s to accommodate the island's expanding Micronesian workforce, suffered from decades of neglected infrastructure and broken promises made by exploitative developers.

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Network News July 2024

In this issue: RCAC interviews Utah USDA Rural Development Director, Palermo Union Elementary School District (PUESD), training highlights and more!

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Network News June 2024

In this issue: RCAC helps Guam subdivisions fight for basic infrastructure and housing after typhoon, RCAC trains leaders to expand affordable mortgage access in Indigenous communities, training highlights and more!

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Self-Help Builder June 2024

Celebrating Homeownership Month Through Advocacy, Dear Sher and more!

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HUD awards $463,434 grant to RCAC for housing counseling

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rural Community Assistance Corporation announced that it has received a $463,434 U.S. Department of Housing and . . .
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New Water Institute Aims to Support Youth Leadership on Key Climate Challenges Affecting Tucson, Nogales and the Borderlands

A new, free leadership program in South Tucson and Ambos Nogales will offer a unique opportunity for the next generation of water leaders to explore water challenges in their communities and beyond.
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Wednesday, Sep 04, 2024

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Mechanics Bank awards $10,000 grant to RCAC to enhance work with rural, Indigenous communities

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rural Community Assistance Corporation announced that it has received a $10,000 grant from Mechanics Bank to . . .
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