RISE Reauthorization Act of 2026
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill revises the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grant program in the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. It shifts the program away from repeated industry-cluster language and toward declining industries in the served area, opportunities, networks, grant-funded activities, and participating regional organizations. USDA must target a broad base of rural community types, emphasize communities with fewer than 20,000 people, and award at least 10 percent of annual grant dollars to activities benefiting rural communities with fewer than 10,000 people. It requires concurrence from the applicable State Rural Development mission area office and authorizes $50 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Who Benefits and How
Rural communities under 20,000 people, rural communities under 10,000 people, regional rural partnerships, small businesses, and participating regional organizations benefit from reauthorized grant funding and less rigid industry-cluster language.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA Rural Development administrators and State Rural Development offices must apply revised selection rules, ensure diverse industry bases, concur in eligible entity selections, track the 10 percent set-aside for the smallest communities, and administer $50 million per year if appropriated.
Key Provisions
- Amends RISE grant language to focus on declining industries, opportunities, networks, funded activities, and participating regional organizations.
- Requires USDA to target a broad base of rural community types with emphasis on communities below 20,000 residents.
- Requires at least 10 percent of annual grant awards to support activities benefiting rural communities below 10,000 residents.
- Requires concurrence from the applicable State Rural Development mission area office before USDA selects an eligible entity.
- Authorizes $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes and broadens USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grants at $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, with targeting for smaller rural communities.
Key Policy Areas
Rural Development, Agriculture, Small Business
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes and broadens USDA Rural Innovation Stronger Economy grants at $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, with targeting for smaller rural communities.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Rural communities under 20000 residents
- Rural communities under 10000 residents
- Regional rural partnerships
- Small businesses in rural areas
Identified Costs
- USDA Rural Development
- State Rural Development offices
- Grant applicant organizations
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Mr. Figures (for himself, Mr. Mannion, and Ms. Sewell) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Regional rural partnerships, Rural communities under 10000 residents, Rural communities under 20000 residents
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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