Recent Rural Stories

RCAC critical gap financing supports affordable housing development

Affordable housing for farm workers in rural areas that is attractive, durable and close to community services is nearly impossible to find. … More

 

Remote village lacks indoor plumbing

Moenkopi Village is located on the Hopi reservation in northern Arizona, near Tuba City. The village is isolated, but it also is developing from tourism. … More

 

Training where it is needed most

The Lake Tahoe basin and surrounding areas is host to dozens of small water and wastewater systems. … More

 

Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation (HICDC)

HICDC has been developing affordable home ownership opportunities on the Big Island of Hawaii since 1986.  With operational funding coming from the USDA Rural Development Self-Help Housing Program, and family financing from the USDA Section 502 direct loan program, groups of eight to 10 low- and very-low income families work together to build each other’s homes. … More

 

RCAC loan helps city replace 50-year old invasion water pipes

When Royal City, Washington needed to replace its seriously aging water system pipes, RCAC provided a flexible $100,000 interim loan to finance the improvements. … More

 

Comprehensive planning and open communication

RCAC in collaboration with the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians secured funding for the tribe to develop a comprehensive master plan that creates a foundation for the tribe’s sustainability. … More

 

Water System Improvement Rocky Ford, Colorado

Rocky Ford is an agricultural community with a population of about 4,200 in Otero County in Southeastern Colorado. … More

 

RCAC assists GroundWorks launch its first Mutual Self-Help Housing Program

For more than 20 years, GroundWorks has provided affordable housing construction and rehabilitation services to low-income families in southern Oregon. With offices located in Medford, GroundWorks serves Jackson and Josephine counties. … More

 

Income Calculation and Determination Guidebook and workshops in California

One of the most significant challenges that practitioners have in utilizing federal housing programs is the determination of income eligibility. … More

 

City of Mabton seeks financial capacity assistance

The city of Mabton in Yakima County (population 2,165) owns and operates an activated sludge treatment plant which discharges treated effluent to the Yakima River. … More

 
 

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