Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program 2026
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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.
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<html> <head> <title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)</title> </head> <body><pre> [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)] [Notices] [Page 58060] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>] [FR Doc No: 2026-18769] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service [Docket No. RUS-26-ELECTRIC-0265] Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program 2026 AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: 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 <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a>, without a Federal Register notice. Therefore, in future years, neither the funding opportunity nor reference to the funding opportunity in <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> will appear in the Federal Register. Please make note of this change in location of the funding announcement in your records. DATES: September 14, 2026. ADDRESSES: Full funding notice is available on <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a>. Program guidance is available at <a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs/affordable-rural-cooperative-program">https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs/affordable-rural-cooperative-program</a>. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher A. McLean, Assistant Administrator, Electric Program, RUS, RD, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1568, Washington, DC 20250-1560; Telephone: 202-690- 4492; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdeef093eff993efe8ee93edfcefe990ecc8d8cec9d4d2d3cefdc8ced9dc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0839dfe8294fe828583fe80918284fd81a5b5a3a4b9bfbea390a5a3b4b1feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is available on the Agency website and on <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> using Funding Opportunity Number RUS-ARC-2026 or Assistance Listing Number 10.758. (Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901) Karl Elmshaeuser, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 2026-18769 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-15-P </pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body> </html>
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