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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Monday, Mar 29, 2021

Posted in: Self-Help Housing

Mastering Rural Development Standard Form 270 to draw 523 funds

The SF-270 form is frequently used in the Mutual Self-Help program and can be one of the most confusing forms. It is required for all 523 draw requests and provides Rural Development with basic grantee information and financial information for the reporting period of their draw request.
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Posted in: Self-Help Housing

USDA Rural Development Section 502 Direct Loan certification course

This is an interactive advanced course presented by RCAC that covers Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan program and provides invaluable insight into how this homeownership financing resource can be used in your communities.
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Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021

Posted in: Press Release

Sacramento CDFIs California Capital, Opening Doors and Rural Community Assistance Corp receive $3M from Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund to Help Minority-owned Businesses Recover

Grants to provide access to capital and technical assistance for entrepreneurs in immigrant, indigenous and rural communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Join @RuralRISE today at 2pm EST for the Broadband Virtual Summit! The webinar will focus on the challenges and opportunity surrounding broadband in Rural America http://ow.ly/FUeL50EpncI #ruralmatters

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On #EarthDay, April 22, RCAP will be celebrating #Agua4All's work to bring clean drinking water to students in small, rural schools across the country. Join us for the virtual event! #ruralmatters https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4779021107106651662?fbclid=IwAR1y6Q3nD80lo49z7k27CjhFUE6cBb3O5HxDkCVECEkfg4OI_ZpOPhjHdcY

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14 Apr

New Covid Cases Increase 10% in Rural Counties - The Daily Yonder https://dailyyonder.com/new-covid-cases-increase-10-in-rural-counties/2021/04/14/

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11 Apr

The #FairHousingAct was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968. The Fair Housing Act protects individuals against housing discrimination. Read the Proclamation on National Fair Housing Month 2021 from @potus → https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/04/11/a-proclamation-on-national-fair-housing-month-2021/

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