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Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural Business-Cooperative Service provides support for rural businesses, usually through grants and loans.

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Official name: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Display name: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Branch: Executive
Agency type: service
Phone: 1-202-690-4730
Main address: 1400 Independence Ave., SW Rm 5803-S STOP 3201 Washington, DC 20250-3201

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Notice

Published April 6, 2026

91 FR 17244

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Delta Health Care Services Grant (DHCS) for Fiscal Year 2026

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to announce acceptance of grant applications under the Delta Health Care Services Grant Program (DHCS). 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.

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1-202-690-4730

Main address

1400 Independence Ave., SW Rm 5803-S STOP 3201 Washington, DC 20250-3201

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Notice

Published March 9, 2026

91 FR 11272

OneRD Annual Notice of Guarantee Fee Rates, Periodic Retention Fee Rates, Loan Guarantee Percentage and Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note Guarantee Prior to Construction Completion for Fiscal Year 2026

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), agencies of the Rural Development mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), hereinafter collectively referred to as the Agency, offer loan guarantees through four programs: Community Facilities (CF) administered by the RHS; Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) administered by the RUS; and Business and Industry (B&I) and Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) administered by the RBCS. This notice provides applicants with the Guarantee Fee rates, Loan Guarantee percentage, the Periodic Retention Fee, and Fee for Issuance of the Loan Note Guarantee Prior to Construction Completion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, to be used when applying for guaranteed loans under the guaranteed loan types listed above. Should the fees need to be adjusted, the agency will publish a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.

Starts October 1, 2025

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Notice

Published March 2, 2026

91 FR 10052

Notice of Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: OMB No. 0570-0067

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD), announces its intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection package for Rural Energy for America (REAP) program. The Agency invites comments on this information collection for which it intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Comment by May 1, 2026

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Notice

Published February 25, 2026

91 FR 9239

Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP) for Fiscal Year 2026

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to announce acceptance of grant, loan, and combined grant and loan applications under the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). 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 a note of this change in location of the funding announcement in your records.

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Notice

Published February 2, 2026

91 FR 4494

Notice of Funding Opportunities for the Strategic Economic and Community Development Program for FY 2026

The Under Secretary for Rural Development (RD or Agency) is seeking applications for the Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) priority, as reauthorized by Section 6401 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) for projects that support multi-jurisdictional and multi-sectoral strategic community investment plans. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the covered RD programs will implement SECD by reserving loan and grant funds from the appropriations of the programs covered by this funding priority. This notice describes the requirements by which RD will consider projects eligible for covered programs' reserved funds and information needed to submit an application. Information on FY 2026 funding amounts can be found under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section B. Federal Award Information of this notice.

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Rule

Published December 11, 2025

90 FR 57351

OneRD Guaranteed Loan Regulation

On September 30, 2024, Rural Development's Rural Business- Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service, agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule with comment for the OneRD Guarantee Loan Program (OneRD). The final rule made necessary revisions to the policy and procedures that strengthened the oversight and management of the growing Community Facilities, Water and Waste Disposal, Business and Industry, and Rural Energy for America guarantee portfolios. Following implementation of this final rule, the Agency found that corrections were necessary due to an incorrect definition of affiliate, and a section and sentence that were removed erroneously. This document corrects the final regulation.

Starts December 11, 2025

CFR Title 7, Part 5001

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