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Headquartered in West Sacramento, California, RCAC serves 15 western states, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands, Idaho , Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The organization employs nearly 100 staff. RCAC builds partnerships to expand resources for rural communities. Core services include training, technical assistance and financing.

RCAC provides a wide range of community development services for rural and Native American communities and community-based organizations. RCAC's major program areas are affordable housing development, environmental infrastructure development and community development finance. In addition, RCAC offers leadership and economic development training and technical assistance.

RCAC is a certified Community Development Financial Institution, and its Loan Fund provides financing for affordable housing, community facilities, and water and wastewater systems. As of March 31, 2013, RCAC closed 682 loans which totaled $365,190,420 and leveraged more than $1.46 billion for projects in rural communities. These loans supported 60,335 individual water and wastewater connections for rural citizens, 12,219 housing units; 2,893,169 feet of community facility space; and created or retained 14,071 jobs. RCAC currently has 149 loans under management, totaling more than $48.2 million. Additionally, RCAC manages 40 loans totaling more than $41.2 million on behalf of other lenders and investors.

In FY12, RCAC closed 36 loans which totaled $32,139,221 in eight states.  These loans supported 6,130 individual water and wastewater connections for rural citizens, 295 housing units; 1.674 million feet of community facility space; and created or retained 409 jobs.

RCAC publishes RCAC's Network News and RCAC's Self-Help Builder Newsletter. The publications staff also develop technical manuals and other training material.

RCAC’s core services are:

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