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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.

Success Stories

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022

New Cuyama, California

“The money for forgiveness helped alleviate that burden so that there wasn’t someone feeling that they couldn’t pay and they would keep their distance from us,” said Blue Sky Center co-Executive Director Jack Forinash. “We appreciate RCAC for coming in with this funding because some people simply couldn’t pay it back.”
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Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022

Lebec County Water District

RCAC completed a rate study and the utility accepted one of the recommended rate adjustment options. The utility is now in compliance with state regulations and can earn enough revenue to repair and replace old equipment.
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Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022

Idledale Water & Sanitation District

RCAC completed a Median Housing Income survey for Idledale, Jefferson County, Colorado, to support loans and or grant applications to multiple funding agencies to help the small rural water system access funding.
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Kimshew Cemetery District

RCAC worked with the Kimshew Cemetery District to gather the items needed for its application. The grant was approved, and the district received $76,200 to repair the fire damage.
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Thursday, Jan 27, 2022

The road to arsenic free drinking water for Arvin, California

By Jerry Tinoco, RCAC Rural Development Specialist If you’ve ever driven through California’s Central Valley, odds are you may have . . .
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Success Stories

New Cuyama, California

Lebec County Water District

Idledale Water & Sanitation District

Kimshew Cemetery District

The road to arsenic free drinking water for Arvin, California