Capital Funding for Rural Healthcare – News
News stories from the past 60 days.
RBCS: Notice of Rescission of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Energy for America Program
Federal Register
Apr 15, 2026 - Notice from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) rescinding the October 16, 2024, Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for fiscal years 2025-2027. RBCS is currently making regulatory changes to the REAP program and available funding will be announced after publication of these changes. Applicants who previously submitted applications will be required to submit a new application and must comply with the new regulation.
Source: Federal Register
Apr 1, 2026 - Announces the launch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Eligibility Lookup Tool. The tool can be used to determine eligibility across multiple USDA programs including Community Facilities, Electric, OneRD Guarantee, Rural Business and Cooperative Services, and Water and Environmental Program.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Mar 24, 2026 - Highlights the work of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, a foundation with an interest in funding rural health projects. Describes how the Helmsley came to fund rural projects and some of the successful projects funded related to emergency care, cancer treatments, and residency programs, among other things.
Source: Newsday
Feb 23, 2026 - Discusses the opening of a new Critical Access Hospital in Montana. Highlights the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other funding that made the new facility possible.
Source: USDA Rural Development Newsroom