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GrantUSDA Rural Development Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees — Rolling 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score85/100
FundingFY2026 Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loan authority: $50,000,000; $5,605,801 obligated; $44,394,199 remaining; $1,009,017 pending on USDA's current OneRD dashboard. FY2026 WWD guarantee terms: 90% loan guarantee, 1.0% guarantee fee, no periodic guarantee retention fee, and a 0.50% fee if the loan note guarantee is issued before construction completion.
DeadlineOpen. Eligible lenders submit through the OneRD Guarantee process on a rolling basis. USDA does not publish a single national closing clock time for the rolling program; applicants should coordinate with the Rural Development office serving the project.
Required next actionIdentify eligible rural public, nonprofit, and Tribal borrowers working with eligible participating lenders within this federal workflow. Before advancement, verify lender approval, borrower and service-area eligibility, facility and cost allowability, collateral and credit requirements, engineering and environmental requirements, state-specific conditions, current forms, and remaining funding authority. If recipient-facing outreach is authorized, create exactly one authoritative Atlas_Email_Queue record and do not send directly.
Current statusOpen — Rolling lender application processSource verificationSeptember 17, 2026Tracked applicant typesFederally Recognized Tribe, Governmental Entity, Nonprofit Organization, Tribal Government or Organization
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Strategic Alignment
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Funding Potential
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Actionability
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