Notice2026-10247

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal Year 2026

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Published
May 22, 2026

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Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service

Abstract

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the acceptance of applications under the Guarantees for Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure Purposes Program (the 313A Program) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. In future years this funding opportunity will only be announced on the Agency website, without a Federal Register notice. Therefore, in future years, neither the funding opportunity nor reference to the funding opportunity will appear in the Federal Register. Please make a note of this change in location of the funding announcement in your records.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30274-30275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10247]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

[Docket No. RUS-26-AGENCY-0067]


Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Section 313A Guarantees for 
Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal 
Year 2026

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural 
Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) is announcing the acceptance of applications under the 
Guarantees for Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure 
Purposes Program (the 313A Program) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. In 
future years this funding opportunity will only be announced on the 
Agency website, without a Federal Register notice. Therefore, in future 
years, neither the funding opportunity nor reference to the funding 
opportunity

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will appear in the Federal Register. Please make a note of this change 
in location of the funding announcement in your records.

DATES: May 22, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Completed applications must be submitted electronically to 
Amy McWilliams, Branch Chief, Policy and Outreach Branch, Office of 
Customer Service and Technical Assistance, Electric Program, RUS at 
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccada1b5e2a1afbba5a0a0a5ada1bf8cb9bfa8ade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8beae6f2a5e6e8fce2e7e7e2eae6f8cbfef8efeaa5ece4fd">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy McWilliams, Branch Chief, Policy 
and Outreach Branch, Office of Customer Service and Technical 
Assistance, Electric Program, RUS email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1808c98cf8c8296888d8d88808c92a194928580cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5d4d8cc9bd8d6c2dcd9d9dcd4d8c6f5c0c6d1d49bd2dac3">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; 
phone: (202) 205-8663.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of the Notice of Funding 
Opportunity (NOFO) is available on the Agency website at: <a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs">https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs</a>.

(Authority The 313A Program is authorized by Section 313A of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 940c-1), and 
is implemented by regulations located at 7 CFR part 1720. The 
Administrator of RUS (the Administrator) has been delegated 
responsibility for administering the 313A Program.)

Karl Elmshaeuser,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-10247 Filed 5-21-26; 8:45 am]
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