RBDG-RTS Announcement FR VC.docx
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This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the Rural Business Developmental Grants - Rural Transportation System program for Fiscal Year 2026. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), a Rural Development agency within the USDA, is accepting applications for grants to support passenger rural transportation systems. The full funding notice and application materials are available on grants.gov and the USDA Rural Development website using Funding Opportunity Number RDBCP-RBDG-RT-2026 or Assistance Listing Number 10.351. For further information, applicants should contact Rachel Reister at Rachel.Reister@usda.gov or call 202-720-1400. The agency notes that beginning in future fiscal years, this funding opportunity will be announced only on the Agency website and grants.gov without a Federal Register notice.
The underlying Rural Business Development Grant program provides funding to eligible entities—including government entities, private nonprofit corporations, and federally recognized Indian tribes—to promote sustainable economic development and improve rural transportation systems. Grants are not awarded directly to businesses but to intermediaries serving rural communities. The program prioritizes projects in communities with large low-income populations, those that create or preserve jobs, and areas with elevated unemployment rates. Eligible applicants must use the standard SF-424 application form, and awards are processed through USDA Rural Development local and state offices. Individual awards typically range from approximately $50,000 to $500,000, with most projects structured for two-year durations. Applicants should consult their state's designated single point of contact for specific application procedures and requirements.
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BILLING CODE 3410-XY-P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service [Docket No. RBS-26-BUSINESS-0298] Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Business Developmental Grants - Rural Transportation System for Fiscal Year 2026 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 issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to announce acceptance of applications for passenger Rural Transportation systems under the Rural Business Developmental grant 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 a note of this change in location of the funding announcement in your records.
DATES: [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]
ADDRESSES: Full funding notice is available on grants.gov. Program guidance and application forms may be obtained at https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Resister at Rachel.Reister@usda.gov, Business Loan and Grant Analyst, Program Management Division, RBCS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 3226, Room 5160-South, Washington, D.C. 20250-3226, or call 202-720-1400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The full text of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is available on the Agency website and on grants.gov using Funding Opportunity Number RDBCP-RBDG-RT-2026 or Assistance Listing Number 10.351.
Victoria Collin, Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
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