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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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18980]
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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.
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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 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 16, 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#3566781b67711b6760661b7467761864405046415c5a5b4675404651541b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7b4aac9b5a3c9b5b2b4c9a6b5a4cab6928294938e888994a792948386c9808891">[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. 2026-18980 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
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