- Issuer
- USDA Rural Development
- Opportunity type
- Rural business loan guarantee
- Benefits
- Loan or Repayable Capital, Services, Mixed Support
- Primary benefit
- USDA describes FY2026 guarantees generally at 85% below $5,000,000 and 80% for larger loans, with terms up to 40 years.
- Repayment
- Loan guarantee; underlying lender loan is repayable
- Cash value
- No unrestricted cash value stated
- Professional review
- Award value is forecast or unconfirmed. Loans are repayable capital, not grants. OIP does not imply program endorsement, approval likelihood, tax eligibility, loan affordability, or funding availability. Rebates and utility incentives may require preapproval, qualifying purchases, inspections, available funds, and program-specific documentation. Tax credits and deductions are not guaranteed cash payments and require qualified professional review. Users must verify eligibility, terms, fees, deadlines, tax treatment, and application instructions on the official source before acting. Funding, value, or award amount requires official-source review. Repayable Capital Not Grant
- Eligibility
- Rural Business, For-Profit, Nonprofit, Cooperative, Tribe, Public Body
- Activities
- Rural Business, Manufacturing, Agriculture-Adjacent, Services, Business Development, Buildings, Infrastructure, Equipment, Inventory, Refinancing, Acquisitions
- Geography
- Eligible rural areas in the United States.
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Warnings
- 8 warnings
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