Below is a list of entities that received USDA funding to deliver broadband technical assistance to rural and Tribal communities without sufficient access to broadband. Broadband technical assistance refers to activities that support broadband expansion into rural areas and predevelopment planning activities, which may include, but are not limited to, project planning and community engagement, financial sustainability, environmental compliance, construction planning and engineering, accessing federal resources, and data collection and reporting.
Name | Initiative | Approved Award | State |
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Bristol Bay Native Association | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $430,451.80 | Alaska |
Communities Unlimited | Rural Partners Network; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $772,400.00 | Mississippi |
Connecting Alaska Consortium | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $1,000,000.00 | Alaska |
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $56,000.00 | Oklahoma |
Generation West Virginia | Rural Partners Network; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $610,116.00 | West Virginia |
Gila Electronics of Yuma, Inc. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $535,655.00 | California |
IBT Group USA, LLC | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $325,923.00 | Florida |
Image Idaho Foundation Inc. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $578,748.00 | Idaho |
Kansas Department of Commerce | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $997,000.00 | Kansas |
Kawerak, Inc. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $124,128.52 | Alaska |
Merit Network, Inc. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $997,000.00 | Michigan |
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | Rural Partners Network; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $900,000.00 | Wyoming, Virginia, Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana |
Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $750,000.00 | Alaska |
Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Inc (SOAR) | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $371,985.00 | Kentucky |
South Central Alabama Broadband Cooperative District | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $820,000.00 | Alabama |
South Central Economic Development District, Inc. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $190,700.00 | Nebraska |
Southeast Nebraska Development District | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $816,794.00 |
Nebraska |
W Metts Engineering Co., | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $268,400.00 | South Carolina, Virginia |
West Hills Community College District | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | $1,000,000.00 | California |
Note: Please be advised that technical assistance providers that have received USDA Rural Development funding may or may not accommodate unsolicited requests for assistance. It is recommended to contact awardees directly to inquire about their specific technical assistance policies and offerings.
The Agency has made grants to eligible entities to provide services that assist potential REAP Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement (RES/EEI) grant to submit complete applications. Services that REAP TAG recipients can provide to REAP RES/EEI applicants include, but are not limited to, preparing complete REAP applications, help with registering with SAM, assisting with completing applications, planning construction and performance development, and environmental reports. REAP TAG funds may not include, but are not limited to, payments for construction-related activities, funding of political or lobbying activities, or purchase of lease equipment.
Name | Contact | State |
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Blue Phoenix Consulting, LLC | Name: Samuel Greene Phone: 334-413-1906 and 334-246-1892 Email: info@bluephoenixconsulting.org |
Alabama |
The University of Alabama | Name: Ph.D. Sean Amini Phone: 205-222-4176 Email: sean.amini@us.edu |
Alabama |
Information Insights Inc. | Name: Jamie Hansen Phone: 907-450-2450 Email: jamie@iialaska.com |
Alaska |
Nuvista Light & Electric Cooperative Inc. | Name: Sean Glasheen Phone: 907-545-0544 Email: stglasheen@nuvistacoop.org |
Alaska |
Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc. | Name: Lyle Smith Phone: 907-279-2511 Email: ceo@ruralcap.com |
Alaska |
Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization | Phone: 520-432-9168 Email: rdumas@seago.org |
Arizona |
Local First Arizona Foundation | Phone: 602-956-0909 Email: kimber@localfirstazfoundation.com |
Arizona |
Atlas Consulting Services | Name: Zachary Peek Phone: 530-715-0213 Email: zpeek@atlasenergyconsulting.com |
Arkansas |
Ecology Action of Santa Cruz | Name: Michelle Tell & Peter Cooke Phone: 831-515-1386 Email: reap@ratioinstitute.org Website: https://ratioinstitute.org/store-level-assessment/ |
Arkansas |
EIM, LLC | Name: Jane Boone Phone: 317-228-0134 Email: info@eimgrants.com |
Arkansas |
Innovative Power & Control Solutions, LLC | Name: Greg Stephan Phone: 720-419-9388 Email: info@usdareapgranthelp.com |
Arkansas |
Rural Energy Alliance, LLC | Name: Jody Harris Phone: 405-614-2778 Email: jody@ruralenergyalliance.us |
Arkansas |
Agritech Energy, LLC | Name: Dana Koppes Phone: 209-650-3490 Email: dana@agritechenergy.com |
California |
Imperial Regional Alliance Inc. | Name: Timothy Kelley Phone: 760-353-8332 Email: tim@ivedc.com |
California |
Colorado Department of Agriculture | Name: Hollis Glenn Email: cda_aero@state.co.us Website: https://ag.colorado.gov/conservation/agricultural-drought-and-climate-resilience-office-adcro/agricultural-energy |
Colorado |
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association | Name: Reginal Rudolph Email: onbill@tristategt.org Website: tristate.coop/programs |
Colorado |
Connecticut RC&D Area Inc. | Name: Jocelyn Lahey Phone: 860-774-0224 Email: jguszkowski@gmail.com |
Connecticut |
EIM, LLC | Name: Jane Boone Phone: 317-228-0134 Email: info@eimgrants.com |
Delaware |
Ecology Action of Santa Cruz | Name: Michelle Tell & Peter Cooke Phone: 831-515-1386 Email: reap@ratioinstitute.org Website: https://ratioinstitute.org/store-level-assessment/ |
Florida |
Lightshed, LLC | Name: Alex Arnold Phone: 828-649-5101 Email: alex@lightshed.us |
Florida |
EIM, LLC | Name: Jane Boone Phone: 317-228-0134 Email: info@eimgrants.com |
Florida |
Brown Irrigation and Electrical, LLC | Name: Jaye Brown Phone: 478-892-3697 Email: jbrown@brownirrigation.com |
Georgia |
Golden Triangle Resource Conservation | Name: Rhonda Gordon Phone: 229-723-3841 Email: rgordon@goldentrianglercd.org |
Georgia |
Lattice Energy Solutions, LLC | Name: Brett Sikes Phone: 912-532-6682 Email: brett@latticeenergysolutions.com |
Georgia |
Seven Rivers Resource, Conservation, and Development Program RC&D | Name: Brenda Hallman Phone: 912-367-7679 Email: sevenrivers@bellsouth.net |
Georgia |
Megan Blazak Consulting, LLC | Name: Megan Blazak Phone: 808-313-0904 Email: mblazak@gmail.com |
Hawaii |
Oahu Agriculture and Conservation Association | Name: Amanda Shaw Phone: 808-429-5310 Email: oahuaca@gmail.com |
Hawaii |
Boise State University | Name: Robert Buel Phone: 208-426-3858 Email: robertbuel@techhelp.org |
Idaho |
Zero Emissions Northwest, LLC | Name: David Funk Phone: 509-518-5147 Email: david.funk@zeroemissionsnorthwest.com |
Idaho |
Green Edison Inc. | Name: Brock Thompson Phone: 217-370-1436 Email: thompson.brock12@gmail.com Website: gredison.com |
Illinois |
Western Illinois University Board of Trustees | Name: Sean Park Phone: 309-298-2237 Email: ms-park@wiu.edu Website: https://www.wiu.edu/board_of_trustees/ |
Illinois |
Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative | Name: Blake Kleaving Phone: 812-876-0389 Email: bkleaving@hepn.com |
Indiana |
HSI Solar, LLC | Name: Becky Pettit Phone: 315-292-0167 |
Indiana |
Morton Solar & Wind, LLC | Name: Bradley David Morton Phone: 812-453-1924 Email: contact@mortonsolar.com |
Indiana |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa | Name: Andy Johnson Phone: 563-382-4207 Email: andy@energydistrict.org |
Iowa |
RC&D for Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Inc. | Name: Paul Berland Phone: 563-864-7112 Email: ross@northeastiowarcd.org |
Iowa |
Kansas State University | Name: Paul Lowe Phone: 785-532-6804 Email: research@k-state.edu |
Kansas |
Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation | Name: Stephen Taylor Phone: 606-864-5175 Email: staylor@khic.org |
Kentucky |
Minority Economic Development Initiative | Name: Henry Snorton III Phone: 270-885-8885 Email: hsnorton@medisuccess.org |
Kentucky |
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development | Name: Carrie Ray Phone: 859-671-0217 Email: carrie@mtassociation.org |
Kentucky |
University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Name: Tyler Barzee Phone: 859-257-9420 Email: tjbarzee@uky.edu |
Kentucky |
Louisiana State University | Name: Michael Hayes, Ph.D. Phone: 225-578-7555 Email: mhayes@agcenter.lsu.edu |
Louisiana |
Louisiana Tech University | Name: Kathy Wyatt Phone: 318-257-3537 Email: kwyatt@latech.edu |
Louisiana |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Name: Peng "Solomon" Yin Phone: 337-482-5822 Email: peng.yin@louisiana.edu |
Louisiana |
Pecos Wind Power Inc. | Name: Josh Groleau Phone: 207-745-2231 Email: josh@pecoswindpower.com Website: pecoswindpower.com |
Maine |
Sunrise County Economic Council | Name: Denise Cilley Phone: 207-271-8368 Email: crudelitch@sunrisecounty.org Website: sunrisecounty.org |
Maine |
Sustaine Inc. | Name: Malcolm Smith Phone: 512-554-5104 Email: malcolm.smith@sustaine.com Website: sustaine.com |
Maine |
Cogent Strategies, LLC | Name: Timothy Wolff Phone: 607-351-9606 Email: tim@cogentstrategies.us |
Maryland |
Maryland Clean Energy Center | Name: Amy Gillespie Phone: 301-314-6091 Email: agillespie@mdcleanenergy.org Website: https://www.mdcleanenergy.org/reap/ |
Maryland |
Ecology Action of Santa Cruz | Name: Michelle Tell & Peter Cooke Phone: 831-515-1386 Email: reap@ratioinstitute.org Website: https://ratioinstitute.org/store-level-assessment/ |
Maryland |
EIM, LLC | Name: Jane Boone Phone: 317-228-0134 Email: info@eimgrants.com |
Maryland |
Center For Ecotechnology, Inc. | Name: Megan Denardo Phone: 413-458-5688 Email: lorenzo.macaluso@cetonline.org Website: massfarmenergy.com |
Massachusetts |
Ecojiva, LLC | Name: Jyothi Puli Phone: 248-218-4403 Email: jyothi@ecojiva.com |
Michigan |
Michigan Department of EGLE | Name: Edward Willoughby Phone: 517-373-3688 |
Michigan |
Cooperative Development Services Inc. | Name: Kevin L. Edberg Phone: 651-265-3678 Email: kedberg@cdsus.coop |
Minnesota |
Minnesota Waste Wise Foundation | Name: Robert Friend Phone: 651-292-4650 Email: rfriend@mnchamber.com |
Minnesota |
University of Minnesota | Name: Benjamin Wichterman Phone: 621-626-4982 Email: awards@umn.edu |
Minnesota |
Energy Hunters Inc. | Name: Hong Zhang Durandal Phone: 281-414-2387 Email: info@energy-hunters.com |
Mississippi |
Vets For Youth | Name: Jason Bailey Phone: 512-686-6614 Email: Support@vetsforyouth.com |
Mississippi |
Atlas Consulting Services | Name: Zachary Peek Phone: 530-715-0213 Email: zpeek@atlasenergyconsulting.com |
Mississippi |
EIM, LLC | Name: Jane Boone Phone: 317-228-0134 Email: info@eimgrants.com |
Mississippi |
Innovative Power & Control Solutions, LLC | Name: Greg Stephan Phone: 720-419-9388 Email: info@usdareapgranthelp.com |
Mississippi |
Missouri Clean Energy District | Name: John Cannon Harris Phone: 573-592-9105 Email: jharris@mced.mo.gov |
Missouri |
Prost Builders Inc. | Name: Vaughn Prost Phone: 573-635-0211 Email: mandy@mosolarapps.com |
Missouri |
Story's Teamwork, LLC | Name: Jimmy Story Phone: 573-647-0523 Email: jimmy.story58@gmail.com |
Missouri |
Montana Department of Agriculture | Name: Aly Townsend Phone: 406-444-5424 Email: a.townsend@mt.gov |
Montana |
National Center for Appropriate Technology | Name: Anna Adair Phone: 406-723-7582 Email: annaa@ncat.org |
Montana |
Leswee, LLC | Name: Taylor Lee Phone: 973-433-6165 Email: t.lee@leswee.us |
Nebraska |
Nebraska Public Power District | Name: Nancy Schulz Phone: 402-644-3267 Email: neschul@nppd.com |
Nebraska |
Agripower Solar, LLC | Name: Aaron Pace Phone: 801-870-7662 Email: aaron@agripowersolar.com Website: agripowersolar.com |
Nevada |
Nevada System of Higher Education | Name: Tom Simpkins Phone: 775-784-4040 Email: ospadmin@unr.edu Website: manufacturenevada.com |
Nevada |
Valley Electric Association, LLC | Name: Gabe Guzman Phone: 775-469-0868 Email: gdeguzman@vea.coop Website: vea.coop |
Nevada |
Clean Energy New Hampshire | Name: Sam Evans-Brown Phone: 603-226-4732 Email: sam@cleanenergynh.org |
New Hampshire |
Farm Credit East, ACA | Name: Heather Lapierre Phone: 860-741-4380 Email: heather.lapierre@farmcrediteast.com |
New Jersey |
Atlas Consulting Services | Name: Zachary Peek Phone: 530-715-0213 Email: zpeek@atlasenergyconsulting.com |
New Jersey |
Regents of New Mexico State University | Name: Kramer Winingham, Ph.D. Phone: 575-646-1751 Email: jkramer@nmsu.edu |
New Mexico |
Sustainable Engineering, LLC | Name: Randy Rankin Phone: 575-649-1086 Email: randy.rankin@sustainableeng.energy |
New Mexico |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) |
Name: Todd Baldyga Phone: 518-862-1090 Email: todd.baldyga@nyserda.ny.gov Website: REAP Technical Assistance Program (RTAP) - NYSERDA |
New York |
Ensave Inc. | Name: Craig Metz Phone: 802-434-1822 Email: Craigm@ensave.com |
North Carolina |
Mountain Valleys RC&D Council Inc. | Name: Mariah Hughes Phone: 828-206-6159 Email: mariah@mountainvalleysrcd.org |
North Carolina |
North Carolina State University | Name: Art Samberg Phone: 919-515-5959 Email: asamber@ncsu.edu |
North Carolina |
Realizing Rural, LLC | Name: Jasmin Fosheim Phone: 605-295-3688 Email: jasmin@realizingrural.com |
North Dakota |
Southeast Ohio Public Energy Council | Name: Luke Sulfridge Phone: 740-597-7955 |
Ohio |
Logan County Economic Development Council | Name: Kellian Schneider Phone: 405-877-0220 Email: kellian@logancountyedc.org |
Oklahoma |
Tapestry International Inc. | Name: Kent Wilkinson Phone: 405-830-2937 Email: kwilkinson@tapestryint.org |
Oklahoma |
Rural Energy Alliance, LLC | Name: Jody Harris Phone: 405-614-2778 Email: jody@ruralenergyalliance.us |
Oklahoma |
Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development Area Council | Name: Robert Wallace Phone: 541-815-5503 Website: WyEast-RCD.org |
Oregon |
The Pennsylvania State University | Name: John Hanold Phone: 814-863-4293 Website: Pennsylvania State Contact or Pennsylvania State Locations |
Pennsylvania |
Wanda Jean Lord | Name: Wanda Jean Lord Phone: 661-348-2926 Email: wandajean@lord-and-associates.com |
Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Department of Administration, Office of Energy Resources | Name: Abigail Hasenfus Phone: 401-574-9117 Email: abigail.hasenfus@energy.ri.gov |
Rhode Island |
South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development | Name: Ken Harvin Phone: 843-579-9855 Ext 103 Email: ken@scaced.org |
South Carolina |
South Carolina State University | Name: Sandra Thompson, Ph.D. Phone: 803-536-8696 or 803-356-0882 Email: sthomp29@scsu.edu |
South Carolina |
Solar Xpress, LLC | Name: Elsa Posey Phone: 605-366-4374 Email: elsasolarx@gmail.com |
South Dakota |
Rural Energy Alliance, LLC | Name: Jody Harris Phone: 405-614-2778 Email: jody@ruralenergyalliance.us |
South Dakota |
Paro Communities Inc. | Name: James Ryan Phone: 229-272-6079 Email: rwest@parostrategies.com |
Tennessee |
Lightshed, LLC | Name: Alex Arnold Phone: 828-649-5101 Email: alex@lightshed.us |
Tennessee |
Texas A&M University - Kingsville | Name: Hua Li, Ph.D. Phone: 361-593-4057 Email: hhua.li@tamuk.edu |
Texas |
West Texas A&M University Enterprise Network | Name: Joshua Partheepan Phone: 806-651-2730 Email: jpartheepan@wtamu.edu |
Texas |
Sunchoice Solar, LLC | Name: William Ferrell Phone: 385-327-8450 Email: info@sunchoice.us |
Utah |
Ecology Action of Santa Cruz | Name: Michelle Tell & Peter Cooke Phone: 831-515-1386 Email: reap@ratioinstitute.org Website: https://ratioinstitute.org/store-level-assessment/ |
Vermont |
Pecos Wind Power Inc. | Name: Josh Groleau Phone: 207-745-2231 Email: josh@pecoswindpower.com Website: pecoswindpower.com |
Vermont |
Farm Credit East, ACA | Name: Heather Lapierre Phone: 860-741-4380 Email: heather.lapierre@farmcrediteast.com |
Vermont |
Atlas Consulting Services | Name: Zachary Peek Phone: 530-715-0213 Email: zpeek@atlasenergyconsulting.com |
Virgin Islands |
Entero Energy of Virginia LLC DBA Sunday Solar | Name: Grace Clair Phone: 434-977-4292 Email: hello@sundaysolar.com Website: sundaysolar.com |
Virginia |
Tiger Solar Company | Name: Ryann Coles Phone: 434-962-0846 Website: tigersolar.com |
Virginia |
Sustainable Connections | Name: Delaney Skordal Phone: 360-647-7093 Email: delaney@sustainableconnections.org |
Washington |
Zero Emissions Northwest, LLC | Name: David Funk Phone: 509-518-5147 Email: david.funk@zeroemissionsnorthwest.com |
Washington |
Partner Community Capital Inc. | Name: Maddie Coffman Phone: 681-252-4306 Email: mjenkins@partnercapital.org Website: partnercap.org |
West Virginia |
West Virginia University Research Corporation | Name: Ph.D. Ashish Nimbarte Phone: 304-293-3998 Email: wvusponsoredprograms@mail.wvu.edu |
West Virginia |
GDS Associates Inc. | Name: Matt Siska Phone: 603-391-0035 Email: matt.siska@gdsassociates.com |
Wisconsin |
NW Energy Coalition, LLC | Name: Jody Harris Phone: 405-614-2778 Email: jody@nwenergycoalition.com |
Wyoming |
Wyoming Energy Cooperative | Name: Levi Purdum Phone: 307-349-0059 Email: l.purdum@wyenergycoop.org Website: www.wyenergycoop.org |
Wyoming |
Cooperativa Hidroelectrica de la Montana | Name: Ana M. Ruiz Phone: 787-894-8788 Email: reap@cooperativahidroelectrica.coop |
Puerto Rico |
Borincana Foundation Inc. | Name: Gil Schmidt Phone: 914-552-7220 Email: reapgroup@fundacionborincana.org |
Puerto Rico |
Americounsel, LLC |
Name: Yamil Jaskille Phone: 202-288-7135 Email: reap@americounsel.com |
Puerto Rico |
Name | Contact | State |
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Rural Hospital Technical Assistance | Name: National Rural Health Association Email: mbell@ruralhealth.us Website: https://www.ruralhealth.us/programs/resources/rural-hospital-ta-program |
Nationwide |
Program Name | Provider | Contact | State |
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515 Nonprofit Transfer Technical Assistance | Enterprise Community Partners |
Phone: 303-376-5418 Email: mbell@ruralhealth.us Website: https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/ |
Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming |
515 Nonprofit Transfer Technical Assistance | The Genesis Fund |
Phone: 207-844-2035 x14 Email: egan@genesisfund.org Website: https://genesisfund.org/ |
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont |
515 Nonprofit Transfer Technical Assistance | Housing Assistance Council | Phone: 207-596-0033 Email: Kristin@ruralhome.org Website: https://ruralhome.org/ |
Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wyoming |
Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance | Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation | Phone: 720-475-5753 Email: kim.s@crhdc.org Website: https://crhdc.org/ |
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming |
Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance | Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation | Phone: 575-541-0477 or 575-571-8811 Email: roseg@tdshc.org or annettem@tdshc.org Website: https://tdshc.org/ |
Arizona, Georgia, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas |
Program Name | Provider | Contact | State |
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Mutual Self-Help Housing Program | Florida Non-Profit Housing, Inc. |
Phone: 863-385-2519 Email: info@fnph.org Website: https://www.fnph.org |
Florida |
Mutual Self-Help Housing Program | LIFT Community Action Agency, Inc. |
Phone: 580-326-3351 Email: becky.reynolds@liftca.org Website: https://www.liftca.org |
Oklahoma |
Mutual Self-Help Housing Program | NeighborGood Partners | Phone: 302-678-9400 Email: jlordan@neighborgoodpartners.org Website: https://www.neighborgoodpartners.org/ |
Delaware |
Mutual Self-Help Housing Program | Rural Community Assistance Corporation | Phone: 916-447-2854 Email: rkempke@rcac.org Website: https://www.rcac.org |
California |