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 provides training, technical and financial resources and advocacy so rural communities can achieve their goals and visions. For more than 35 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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Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017

Posted in: Affordable Housing, Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Housing

More Millennials opting to rent, citing debt management and higher cost of living

Young Americans – those born between the early 1980s and 2000s, often referred to as millennials – are finding it increasingly difficult to buy homes today, and according to recent data, they cite debt management and the higher cost of living as impediments.
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Monday, Jan 09, 2017

Posted in: Affordable Housing, California, Economic issues, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News

Water, housing and labor challenges California’s economy

California’s housing crisis, water problems and gaps in workforce skills are hampering the state’s economy, which has typically ranked among the strongest in the world.
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Thursday, Jan 05, 2017

Posted in: Education, Featured News, Native communities, Riamy Beuscher

California Tribe first to win federal Promise Neighborhood grant

The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians is the first Tribe to win a U.S. Department of Education Promise Neighborhood grant.
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18 Oct

Small Numbers, Great Expectations: A Case for Rural Investment https://t.co/9kJTLgRJsn via @shelterforce

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18 Oct

.@SuzanneAnarde’s years of leadership at @LISCRural give her on-the-ground experience in thousands of rural communities. Everyone in community development and finance should pay attention to her proposals for rural-specific metrics in @Shelterforce. https://t.co/0QDSCjYxxo

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Nathan Ohle @nathanohle·

18 Oct

This weekend is #RuralHomecoming where #rural communities across the country will be celebrating what makes them special, and telling their own story. Join @RCAPInc and @LORfoundation and tell us what makes your rural community so special #RuralMatters

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17 Oct

Our board and staff are committed to provide training, technical assistance, financial resources and advocacy to help rural communities throughout the West achieve their goals and visions. Check out our open positions and apply today! https://t.co/XTCFPtqjXP

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Water, housing and labor challenges California’s economy

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