Weekly Funding Digest

OPENING SUMMARY — WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7 – 11, 2026

Energy / Rural Generation and Storage: USDA RUS Powering Affordable Reliable Technology (PART) Energy Program (RUS-PART-2026) — roughly $410 million in budget authority supporting loans of $1,000,000–$100,000,000 with up to 40% forgiveness, for hydropower, geothermal, biomass, and storage serving majority-rural areas. Loan, not a grant.

Letters of Interest due 11:59 a.m. ET, October 9, 2026 — reviewed on a rolling basis in the order received, so earlier is better.

Agriculture / Value-Added: USDA RBCS Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program (RBCS-2026-AIC), $2,500,000 across roughly 3 awards, $600,000–$1,000,000; one-third match required. Due January 31, 2027, submitted by email rather than Grants.gov.

Agriculture / Seafood Processing: USDA RBCS Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program Phase 3, Round 2 — Invasive, Wild-Caught Catfish (RD-RBS-26-03-MPPEP), $6,000,000 across roughly 6 awards, $50,000 to the lesser of $2,000,000 or 80% of project cost; 20% cost share. Due December 7, 2026. No rural-area requirement; applicant must already process seafood commercially and its state must have an invasive-species plan that names catfish.

California State Opportunities: CalRecycle Legacy Disposal Site Abatement Partial Grant (SWC 109) — $1,500,000, up to $750,000 per applicant, 50% match, public entities only. Due September 16, 2026 — one week after posting.

CAL FIRE Forest Legacy Program Capacity and Project Development 2026 — $500,000, $50,000–$150,000 per award across 4–10 awards, no match. Due-diligence and capacity funding for land trusts and conservation nonprofits developing future working-forest easements. Due September 30, 2026.

CalRecycle Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant (SWC 108) — $1,000,000, up to $500,000 per award, no match, public entities only. Due October 16, 2026.

CalRecycle Recycled Glass Processing Incentive Grant (FY 2026–27) — $8,782,179, $1,000,000–$4,000,000 per award, 100% match. Certified beneficiating processors only. Due October 22, 2026; questions close October 6.

Watch List / Upcoming: DOL VETS Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program family (FOA-VETS-27-01), forecast — $12,000,000 across 31 awards, $150,000–$500,000, no match. Estimated posting January 29, 2027; estimated due date March 17, 2027. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are the only eligible territories.

DWR Watershed Resilience Program, Proposition 4 — about $152 million across two upcoming solicitations (~$60 million Conservation Implementation; ~$92 million Planning+). Draft guidelines were issued Sept. 10, 2026.