On Monday, March 23, 2026, RCRC Senior Policy Advocate John Kennedy accepted a Leadership Award on behalf of RCRC at the 28th Annual California Unified Program Agency (CUPA) Training Conference, in recognition of RCRC’s collaborative legislative efforts in partnership with the CUPA Forum Board.
In 2025, RCRC co-sponsored Assembly Bill 993 (Hadwick), to expand eligibility for CalEPA’s Rural Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) reimbursement, and the measure was signed into law. To learn more about CUPAs and why they matter, read RCRC’s letter to the Governor HERE.
This is one of many examples of the outstanding work of RCRC’s Policy Advocates. Many thanks to John Kennedy for his advocacy on this issue, and to the team of RCRC Policy Advocates who work tirelessly on behalf of RCRC member counties and rural California communities around the state.
For more information, contact RCRC Senior Vice President Government Affairs, Mary-Ann Warmerdam.