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RCAC receives $200,000 grant for rural community development

August 27, 2012

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced that RCAC will receive $200,000 through USDA’s Rural Community Development Initiative Program (RCDI).

RCAC will use the grant to work with rural and tribal communities in four states: Big Sandy Rancheria, California; Mora, New Mexico; Enterprise, Oregon; and Green River, Utah. RCAC will work with the communities to develop a wide range of community development projects.

Each of the selected communities will develop capacity through community leadership development workshops and on-site technical assistance to address housing, renewable energy, sustainable development and infrastructure needs.

RCAC’s leadership development training creates a core of trained volunteer leaders in rural communities. The training develops the skills of existing leaders and gives emerging leaders skills to be more effective in organizing community projects.

“We are excited to again be selected by Rural Development for an RCDI award. The intensive community development relationships funded by the program are designed to have substantial and long lasting impact on the quality of life in the target communities,” said Stanley Keasling, RCAC chief executive officer.

Forty-one community-based organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes and other groups were selected for funding to help promote economic growth in low-income, rural communities.

"These grants are investments that will help organizations build the capacity and expertise of local businesses, which in turn will spur economic activity and strengthen rural economies," Vilsack said.

About RCAC >> http://www.rcac.org/doc.aspx?41

For a complete list of the awardees and their projects >> http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/rdRCDIRecipientsAugust2012.pdf

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