Department of Agriculture
Rural Utilities Service
- [Docket No. RUS-26-ELECTRIC-0232]
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 Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy 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.
DATES:
August 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Full funding notice is available on grants.gov. Program guidance is available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/electric-programs.
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: SM.RD.RUS.PART-Questions@usda.gov.