§ Federal grant opportunity · 2026-18980
Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program 2026
Agriculture Department is accepting applications for Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program 2026. The deadline is Rolling / not published and the published award range is Award amount not published.
Key facts
- Funder
- Agriculture Department
- Application deadline
- Rolling / not published
- Award range
- Award amount not published
- Eligibility
- Eligibility criteria are published in the funding opportunity announcement.
- Geography
- United States
- Opportunity number
- 2026-18980
Program overview
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.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Agriculture Department.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before Rolling / not published, allowing time for registration and validation.
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