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 40 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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Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017

Posted in: Colorado, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Water

NASA researchers focus on snow to better understand Earth’s water resources

By Elizabeth Zach, RCAC staff writer Climatologists say they have a mostly poor understanding of snow and its relationship to . . .
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Monday, Feb 13, 2017

Posted in: Employment, Featured News

Join our team to make a difference in rural communities

RCAC is a nonprofit organization that supports rural communities as they chart their path to create change. Our environmental team works in diverse and low-income communities to increase access to safe drinking water and to make rural water, wastewater and solid waste systems sustainable.
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Friday, Feb 03, 2017

Posted in: Employment, Featured News, New Mexico

RCAC seeks rural development specialist – environmental (Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Your technical and financial management skills can make a real difference in rural communities! Work with small water and wastewater . . .
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22 Jan

Across the U.S., nearly 400 communities have grappled with poverty rates of 20% or higher for more than 30 years. An undaunted coalition is combating this deep, persistent poverty in rural areas & communities of color: https://shelterforce.org/2020/01/17/how-a-dozen-organizations-are-fighting-persistent-poverty-together/, @shelterforce, @Faheonline, @RCACorg

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22 Jan

A great example of the work our staff is doing to ensure vibrant, healthy and enduring rural communities: Ensuring a clean environment for all https://www.abqjournal.com/1401419 #abq via @abqjournal

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22 Jan

#TrainingTuesday Native American Water Masters Meeting - 1-30-2020 - Yerington, NV. RCAC and the Yerington Paiute Tribe are hosting this meeting to provide networking and educational opportunities for Native American water operators. https://bit.ly/2TMcWx8

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21 Jan

@usdaRD home Loans make home buying possible. Contact one of our loan professionals today and get into a new home by spring! https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-direct-home-loans/nv

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