USDA Opens FY 2026 Applications for Rural Utility Infrastructure Bond Guarantees
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This notice opens the FY 2026 application period for USDA Rural Utilities Service guarantees on bonds and notes used to finance utility infrastructure. It matters mainly to eligible lenders, rural electric utilities, and other utility infrastructure borrowers that use the Section 313A program to access financing. Applicants must submit completed applications electronically to the USDA contact listed in the notice. The agency also warns that future funding announcements for this program will appear only on the USDA Rural Development website, not in the Federal Register, so interested parties should update their monitoring process.
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Key Changes
- USDA is accepting FY 2026 applications for Section 313A guarantees for utility infrastructure bonds and notes.
- Applications must be submitted electronically to the Rural Utilities Service contact named in the notice.
- Future funding announcements for this program will appear only on the USDA Rural Development website, not in the Federal Register.
Obligations
What this law requires
Applicants seeking FY 2026 guarantees under the Section 313A Program must submit completed applications electronically to Amy McWilliams at [email protected].
Interested parties must update their records and monitoring processes to track future Section 313A funding announcements on the USDA Rural Development website rather than in the Federal Register.