The Arizona Community Foundation awarded the Verde Valley Archaeology Center a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development loan. This was the first loan of the program to support a Verde Valley-area nonprofit and the fourth loan from the partnership. The Verde Valley Archaeology Center is creating a new museum and artifact collection center in Camp Verde. The new building will provide a state-of-the-art repository that will allow local artifacts to remain in the Verde Valley, as well as increase education programs. The Center will receive up to a half-million-dollar, low-cost loan from ACF to cover all pre-development expenses, which will in turn open the door to over $1-million in federal funding. The funds will pay off the loan from ACF in addition to funding construction of the museum.
