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Press Releases
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California Bank & Trust invests $1 million in Rural Community Assistance Corporation’s (RCAC) Loan Fund
West Sacramento, Calif. — California Bank & Trust (CB&T) invested $1 million in RCAC’s Loan Fund and provided a $10,000 grant to support RCAC’s Re-Emerging Loan Fund (RELieF), which assists California small businesses as they become operational post COVID-19. -
U.S. Treasury CDFI fund grants $2.9 million to Rural Community Assistance Corporation
West Sacramento, California — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) $2.9 million through its Capital Magnet Fund (CMF).
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Senate confirms first Native American Cabinet secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico's Laguna Pueblo, to the interior secretary position. The confirmation marks the first Cabinet level position held by a Native American. -
Tips for managing a mobile-home park utility
Managing a water and/or wastewater system is an often overlooked and overwhelming aspect of mobile-home park ownership. If you just purchased a mobile-home park, there’s a strong chance you also just became the park’s de facto water and/or wastewater systems operations manager.
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Publications
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Network News May 2021
After a community lifts fire evacuation orders and it is safe to return home, the real work begins. When a disaster affects a water system, it could be weeks or months before potable water is widely available. The water system’s long to-do list includes public relations, engineering, finances and even relocating meters.
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Self-Help Builder December 2020
Happy Holidays, News Alert and much more!
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Network News April 2021
It began as a one-time collaboration between Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) and Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation (Pueblo Unido) to provide safe drinking water in the Eastern Coachella Valley.
Recent News
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Friday, May 28, 2021Posted in: Featured News, Water, Water Supply and Drought
Researchers find that wildfires contaminate water systems
The Conversation published a new report that links California wildfires to contaminated drinking water in small water systems. Last year, the report’s authors found that at least seven water systems were contaminated.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021Posted in: Network News
Network News May 2021
After a community lifts fire evacuation orders and it is safe to return home, the real work begins. When a disaster affects a water system, it could be weeks or months before potable water is widely available. The water system’s long to-do list includes public relations, engineering, finances and even relocating meters.
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Monday, May 24, 2021Posted in: Rural Broadband
Congress proposes $7.35 billion for rural broadband
The House Agriculture Committee proposed a three-year program to invest more than $7 billion to improve rural broadband access in America.
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Latest from RCAC
It's encouraging to see stars like @Trevornoah and @TheDailyShow call attention to our nation's aging water infrastructure. Nonprofit orgs like RCAC and many others make tremendous impact with technical assistance to small rural and Tribal water systems.
Recent hearings on Capitol Hill have highlighted #CDFIs and their ability to reach underserved markets. These hearings demonstrate the expanded role that policymakers are looking to CDFIs to play in ensuring an equitable economic recovery. #FinanceJustice https://ofn.org/articles/cdfis-focus-during-congressional-hearings
Thanks @Shelterforce for the piece on CDFIs like friends @CEIMaine. @OppFinance
https://shelterforce.org/2021/05/26/how-cdfis-are-supporting-good-job-creation/amp/?__twitter_impression=true