Millennium Challenge Corporation Selection Criteria and Methodology Report for Fiscal Year 2026

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Millennium Challenge Corporation [MCC FR 25-08] AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies the criteria and methodology that MCC intends to use to determine which candidate countries may be eligible to be considered for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Act for fiscal year 2026. The report is set forth in full below. (Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7707(b)(2) ) Dated: October 7, 2025. Brian Finkelstein, Acting Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Millennium Challenge Corporation Selection Criteria and Methodology Report for Fiscal Year 2026 This document explains how the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will identify, evaluate, and select eligible countries for fiscal year (FY) 2026. The document discusses the following: (I) Which countries MCC will evaluate (II) How the Board evaluates those countries A. Overall evaluation B. For selection of a country for a first compact C. For selection of a country for a subsequent compact D. For selection of a country for a concurrent compact E. For threshold program assistance F. A note on potential transition out of MCC's candidate pool after initial selection This report is provided in accordance with section 608(b) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended (the Act), as more fully described in Appendix A. (I)…