b'RCAC and Native Community Capital launched THE Academy to work with Tribal organizations in the West to increase the quality, quantity and types of housing on Tribal lands. It provides a training ground for Tribal enti-ties where participants take their respective housing projects from concept to construction by participating in intensive capacity-building sessions. After graduation, RCAC provides two to three years of project development coaching. Eight Tribal organizations from six states including Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Idaho and Utah graduated from the first cohort of THE Academy. Seven Tribal organizations from six states including Arizona, Alaska, California, New Mexico, South Dakota and Washington graduated from the second cohort.By November 2019, six of the partici-pating housing organizations raised $7,460,672 for housing development on Tribal lands.'