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USDA Rural Utilities Service ARC Program funding for rural cooperative transmission and nuclear power
USDA RUS's Affordable Rural Cooperative (ARC) Program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides roughly $175 million in budget authority for advanced transmission infrastructure and nuclear power supply for rural electric cooperatives, including letters of interest, eligibility, implementation under the current administration, and rural cooperative lobbying.
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30 days back, 14 ahead · hollow = scheduledWhat's happening
Updated 6d agoUSDA's Rural Utilities Service has a Grants.gov notice scheduled for 2026-11-20 seeking letters of interest for roughly $175 million in ARC Program funding for transmission and nuclear projects serving rural electric systems. No other recent activity appears in the provided items; the 11-20 date is the next marker.
Hill
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Contracts
1 contractGrants.gov notice scheduled 2026-11-20: USDA RUS seeking letters of interest for about $175 million in ARC Program funding for transmission and nuclear projects serving rural electric systems.
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Forces at work
share of articles- Procurement & funding1 · 100%RUS is set to open a letters-of-interest solicitation on 2026-11-20 for about $175 million in ARC funding covering transmission and nuclear projects for rural electric systems.USDA Rural Utilities Service
What's next
Times ETGrantRural Utilities ServiceOct 19USDA Rural Utilities Service seeks letters of interest for approximately $175 million in ARC Program funding for transmission and nuclear projects serving rural electric systems.$175M ceilingCloses in 5 daysEnergyLifecycle1 linked
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On the Hill
14d agoCongressHouse Committee on AgricultureH.R. 10998 was referred to the House Agriculture Committee to reauthorize USDA guarantees for utility infrastructure bonds and notes.H.R. 10998Details2 linked
Contracts
1GrantRural Utilities ServiceOct 19USDA Rural Utilities Service seeks letters of interest for approximately $175 million in ARC Program funding for transmission and nuclear projects serving rural electric systems.$175M ceilingCloses in 5 daysEnergyLifecycle1 linked