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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program

Funds partly-forgivable loans for utilities building rural renewable power generation or energy storage projects.

ScheduledU.S. Department of AgricultureUnited States

This is not a research grant. It is loan financing, with a substantial forgivable slice, for building the actual power generation and storage hardware that gets renewable electricity onto rural grids.

The money finances power generation projects for Renewable Energy Resource systems, or Energy Storage Systems that support them, under funding appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 202…

Loans, with up to 40% potential forgiveness, to Operating Utilities for building or expanding Renewable Energy Resource generation projects or Energy Storage Systems that support them, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. This is loan financing for utility-scale power infrastructure, not a research grant.

CycleiHow often this grant runs β€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.9 Oct 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.β€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.β€”
Award typeiThe form of funding β€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.β€”
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$410M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RUS-PART-2026Source: www.grants.gov