Department of Agriculture
Rural Business Cooperative Service
- [Docket No. RBS-26-BUSINESS-0463]
AGENCY:
Rural Business Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION:
Notice of funding opportunity.
SUMMARY:
The Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the acceptance of Applications for the Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration (AIC) 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:
September 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Full funding notice is available on grants.gov. Program guidance is available at www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs.
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programsFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shamika Johnson, Administrative Management Specialist, Intermediary Programs, RBCS, RD, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1560; Telephone: 202-720-1495; Email: SM.RBCS.AIC@usda.gov.
7 U.S.C. 1632b