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Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program is sponsored by USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS). This program offers loan funds to qualified applicants to finance power generation projects for Renewable Energy Resource (RER) systems or Energy Storage Systems (ESS) that support RER projects. The program aims to provide affordable and reliable technology.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Operating Utilities including for-profit organizations, state or local governments, Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, nonprofits, distribution electric cooperatives, generation and transmission electric cooperatives, and certificated electric utilities. Small businesses could be eligible as a for-profit organization. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately $410 million in appropriated budget authority. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program are due October 9, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program is funded by USDA Rural Utilities Service (RUS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Alaska. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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The RUS Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program takes Letters of Interest until October 9, 2026. Up to 40% of each loan can be forgiven, awards run $1M to $100M, and USDA describes eligible generation as hydro, geothermal, and biomass — even though Section 317 of the RE Act names solar and wind.
Read articleThe Rural Utilities Service published the ARC Program on September 14, 2026. Same IRA Section 22004 authority that carried the $9.7 billion New ERA program, redirected to nuclear power supply and transmission efficiency. Letters of Interest open October 19 and close November 20.
Read articleThe Rural Utilities Service is putting $410 million of Section 22001 budget authority back in the market through the Powering Affordable Reliable Technology program. Letters of Interest open September 8 and close October 9, 2026 — both at 11:59 a.m., not p.m. — and RUS evaluates them on a rolling basis in the order received.
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