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, Oct 09, 2019

Posted in: Featured News, Louis Martin, Oregon

Rural school in Oregon takes on the best academies in the nation

A rural high school with barely 350 students is outranking many of the best schools in the nation.
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Tuesday, Oct 08, 2019

Posted in: Press Release

California Community Foundation grant supports Camp Fire recovery efforts

Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) received a $220,000 grant from the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund, which will be used to support recovery efforts in communities devastated by the 2018 Camp Fire.
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Monday, Oct 07, 2019

Posted in: Featured News, Louis Martin, Rural Broadband

DOJ argues that T-Mobile/Sprint merger will foster more competition in rural America

The controversial T-Mobile and Sprint merger was approved by the Department of Justice and found to not be in violation of U.S. anti-trust laws. The DOJ has touted the merger as a “big win for rural America.”
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Rural school in Oregon takes on the best academies in the nation

California Community Foundation grant supports Camp Fire recovery efforts

DOJ argues that T-Mobile/Sprint merger will foster more competition in rural America

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