# USDA obligates $18.7M to Reinvestment Fund, $10.3M to rural water group on Sept. 9 awards

Federal awards data shows two project grants from the Department of Agriculture on Sept. 9, as the agency's fiscal year-end budget authority reached $479B.

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The Department of Agriculture awarded $18.7 million to The Reinvestment Fund Inc. and $10.3 million to the National Rural Water Association on Sept. 9, federal awards data shows.[^1][^2]

The Reinvestment Fund received $18.7 million under award CLSS00000072011, a project grant for the healthy food financing initiative grants ARP 2022. Outlays to date are $18.5 million.[^1] The National Rural Water Association received $10.3 million under award CLSS00000118976, a project grant for wastewater technical assistance and training grants.[^2]

Both awards come from USDA's Rural Business Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities Service, respectively. The data was recorded on USASpending.gov on Sept. 9.[^1][^2]

The awards land as USDA closed fiscal year 2026 with $479 billion in budget authority, up from $477 billion on June 30, federal spending data shows.[^3] The agency's obligated amount stood at $208 billion as of Sept. 30, up from $184 billion on June 30.[^4] Outlays reached $203 billion, up from $186 billion on June 30.[^5]

## What this stands on

1. Department of Agriculture (Rural Business Cooperative Service) awarded $18,721,829 to THE REINVESTMENT FUND, INC. under award CLSS00000072011, a project grant (b) for "healthy food financing initiative grants arp 2022", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-09. Outlays to date are $18,501,254. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
2. Department of Agriculture (Rural Utilities Service) awarded $10,284,000 to NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION under award CLSS00000118976, a project grant (b) for "ww technical asst. and training grants - x year", as recorded on USASpending.gov on 2026-09-09. (USASpending.gov, Federal awards, claim on record)
3. Department of Agriculture (USDA, US federal agency) budget authority: 478,838,076,132 usd as of 2026-09-30 (was 477,289,700,105 on 2026-06-30). That date closes the fourth quarter of federal fiscal year 2026, which runs October 2025 through September 2026. (USASpending.gov, Federal spending, claim on record)
4. Department of Agriculture (USDA, US federal agency) obligated amount: 207,817,899,340 usd as of 2026-09-30 (was 184,247,778,864 on 2026-06-30). That date closes the fourth quarter of federal fiscal year 2026, which runs October 2025 through September 2026. (USASpending.gov, Federal spending, claim on record)
5. Department of Agriculture (USDA, US federal agency) outlay amount: 202,876,344,927 usd as of 2026-09-30 (was 186,239,870,858 on 2026-06-30). That date closes the fourth quarter of federal fiscal year 2026, which runs October 2025 through September 2026. (USASpending.gov, Federal spending, claim on record)

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