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    § Federal grant opportunity · 2026-10247

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

    Agriculture Department is accepting applications for Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Section 313A Guarantees for Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure Purposes for Fiscal Year 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
    2026-10247

    Program overview

    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.

    How to apply

    1. Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
    2. Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Agriculture Department.
    3. Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
    4. Submit before Rolling / not published, allowing time for registration and validation.

    View the official funding announcement

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