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Assistance Listing 10.850

Rural Electrification Loans and Loan Guarantees

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Rural Utilities Service

Assistance Listing 10.850, “Rural Electrification Loans and Loan Guarantees,” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides direct loan and loan guarantee assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $9.02B in obligations for fiscal year 2025.

Program objective

This program is to provide lower cost financing for rural utilities to assure that people in eligible rural areas have access to electric services comparable in reliability and quality to the rest of the Nation and to assist electric utilities in implementation of demand-side management, energy efficiency and conservation programs and on-grid and off-grid renewable energy systems.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 10.850

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Other

Rural electric cooperatives, public utility districts, municipalities, corporations, and other qualified power suppliers including those located in the U.S. Territories, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Intended beneficiaries: Rural and Consumer.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$7.33B
FY25$9.02B
FY26$7.91B est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Average Guaranteed FFB: $32,668,948.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.850. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 10.850?

10.850 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Rural Electrification Loans and Loan Guarantees.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 10.850?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 10.850 provide?

The agency reported $9,023,300,021 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.