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Thursday, Oct 18, 2018Posted in: Elizabeth Zach, Featured News, Water, Water Supply and Drought
Water infrastructure could get boost from pending federal law
A bill that would improve the nation’s water infrastructure is now before President Donald Trump and, if signed, it would authorize more than $6 billion during the next decade for projects such as restoring wetlands and reducing coastal erosion.
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Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018Posted in: Affordable Housing, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
Rural areas lack affordable housing, and often struggle for funding
A new report highlights the challenges rural communities face in attracting affordable housing, although many of them across the country have high poverty rates, low vacancy rates and high unemployment rates as do urban centers.
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Posted in: Affordable Housing, Drinking Water, Press Release
RCAC receives $1 million USDA Rural Development loan to help rural communities
West Sacramento, Calif. — Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)’s Loan Fund received a $1 million 30-year low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. This loan, made through the department’s Intermediary Relending Program (IRP), will ensure that RCAC helps small high-need communities address their essential infrastructure needs.
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