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Notice2026-18769

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program 2026

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Published
September 14, 2026

Issuing agencies

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 soliciting Letters of Interest (LOI) for loan Applications, announcing the Application process for those loans, and providing deadlines for Applications from eligible entities under the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program for fiscal year (FY) 2026. In future years this funding opportunity will only be announced on the Agency website and grants.gov, without a Federal Register notice. Therefore, in future years, neither the funding opportunity nor reference to the funding opportunity in grants.gov will appear in the Federal Register. Please make note of this change in location of the funding announcement in your records.

Indexed from Federal Register on September 14, 2026.

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