Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Reauthorization Act of 2026

This bill would renew and change the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) grant program run by the Secretary of Agriculture. It would authorize $50 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The Secretary would be directed to focus on a broad range of rural communities, with an emphasis on those with fewer than 20,000 people, and to give at least 10 percent of each year's grant money to activities benefiting communities with fewer than 10,000 people. The bill would remove the program's requirements tied to "industry clusters." It would also require that grant recipients be selected only with the agreement of the relevant state rural development office.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors