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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[No. FV–06–18]
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)
Inviting Applications for the Specialty
Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) announces the
availability of approximately $7 million
in block grant funds to enhance the
competitiveness of specialty crops. State
departments of agriculture interested in
obtaining grant program funds are
invited to submit applications to USDA.
State departments of agriculture,
meaning agencies, commissions, or
departments of a State government
responsible for agriculture within the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, are
eligible to apply. State departments of
agriculture are encouraged to involve
industry groups, academia, and
community-based organizations in the
development of applications and the
administration of projects.
DATES: Applications must be
postmarked not later than October 11,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Applications may be sent
to: SCBGP, Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 0235, Room 2077
South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
0235.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trista Etzig, (202) 690–4942, or Margaret
Irby, (202) 720–3209, e-mail:
Scblockgrants@usda.gov or your State
department of agriculture listed on the
SCBGP Web site at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/fv/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SCBGP is
authorized under section 101 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of
2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) and is
implemented under 7 CFR part 1290
[Docket No. FV06–1290–1 FR]. The
SCBGP assists State departments of
agriculture in enhancing the
competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops.
Specialty crops are defined as fruits and
vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, and
nursery crops (including floriculture).
Examples of enhancing the
competitiveness of specialty crops
include, but are not limited to:
Research, promotion, marketing,
nutrition, trade enhancement, food
safety, food security, plant health
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programs, education, ‘‘buy local’’
programs, increased consumption,
increased innovation, improved
efficiency and reduced costs of
distribution systems, environmental
concerns and conservation, product
development, and developing
cooperatives.
Each interested State department of
agriculture is to submit an application
anytime before October 11, 2007 to the
USDA contact noted in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. AMS will
process the application after the
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, 7
CFR part 1290, becomes effective on
October 11, 2006. States that do not
apply for or do not request all available
funding during the specified grant
application period will forfeit all or that
portion of available funding not
requested for that application year. AMS
will work with State departments of
agriculture and provide assistance as
necessary.
Additional details about the SCBGP
application process for all applicants are
available at the SCBGP Web site:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/.
To be eligible for a grant, each State
department of agriculture’s application
shall be clear and succinct and include
the following documentation
satisfactory to AMS.
(a) Completed applications must
include an SF–424 ‘‘Application for
Federal Assistance’’.
(b) Completed applications must also
include one State plan to show how
grant funds will be utilized to enhance
the competitiveness of specialty crops.
SCBGP grant funds will be awarded for
projects of up to 3 years duration. The
state plan shall include the following:
(1) Cover page. Include the lead
agency for administering the plan and
an abstract of 200 words or less for each
proposed project.
(2) Project purpose. Clearly state the
specific issue, problem, interest, or need
to be addressed. Explain why each
project is important and timely.
(3) Potential Impact. Discuss the
number of people or operations affected,
the intended beneficiaries of each
project, and/or potential economic
impact if such data are available and
relevant to the project(s).
(4) Financial Feasibility. For each
project, provide budget estimates for the
total project cost. Indicate what
percentage of the budget covers
administrative costs. Administrative
costs should not exceed 10 percent of
any proposed budget. Provide a
justification if administrative costs are
higher than 10 percent.
(5) Expected Measurable Outcomes.
Describe at least two discrete,
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quantifiable, and measurable outcomes
that directly and meaningfully support
each project’s purpose. The outcome
measures must define an event or
condition that is external to the project
and that is of direct importance to the
intended beneficiaries and/or the
public.
(6) Goal(s). Describe the overall
goal(s) in one or two sentences for each
project.
(7) Work Plan. Explain briefly how
each goal and measurable outcome will
be accomplished for each project. Be
clear about who will do the work.
Include appropriate time lines.
Expected measurable outcomes may be
long term that exceed the grant period.
If so, provide a timeframe when long
term outcome measure will be achieved.
(8) Project Oversight. Describe the
oversight practices that provide
sufficient knowledge of grant activities
to ensure proper and efficient
administration.
(9) Project Commitment. Describe
how all grant partners commit to and
work toward the goals and outcome
measures of the proposed project(s).
(10) Multi-state Projects. If a project is
a multi-state project, describe how the
States are going to collaborate
effectively with related projects. Each
state participating in the project should
submit the project in their State plan
indicating which State is taking the
coordinating role and the percent of the
budget covered by each State.
Each State department of agriculture
that submits an application that is
reviewed and approved by AMS is to
receive $100,000 to enhance the
competitiveness of specialty crops. In
addition, AMS will allocate the
remainder of the grant funds based on
the proportion of the value of specialty
crop production in the state in relation
to the national value of specialty crop
production using the latest available
(2005 National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) cash receipt data for the
50 States and the District of Columbia
and 2002 Census of Agriculture data for
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
specialty crop production data in all
states whose applications are accepted.
The amount of the base grant plus
value of production available to each
State department of agriculture shall be:
(1) Alabama $108,926.78
(2) Alaska $100,520.67
(3) Arizona $133,290.44
(4) Arkansas $102,675.16
(5) California $652,477.92
(6) Colorado $116,139.35
(7) Connecticut $107,934.62
(8) Delaware $102,403.75
(9) District of Columbia $100,000.00
(10) Florida $253,750.10
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(11) Georgia $129,864.25
(12) Hawaii $109,201.37
(13) Idaho $121,388.06
(14) Illinois $111,450.21
(15) Indiana $109,567.29
(16) Iowa $103,249.43
(17) Kansas $102,197.15
(18) Kentucky $102,827.56
(19) Louisiana $104,950.42
(20) Maine $105,806.75
(21) Maryland $111,602.37
(22) Massachusetts $107,596.35
(23) Michigan $136,342.33
(24) Minnesota $113,274.97
(25) Mississippi $103,626.70
(26) Missouri $104,289.46
(27) Montana $102,726.15
(28) Nebraska $104,133.83
(29) Nevada $101,478.01
(30) New Hampshire $102,244.91
(31) New Jersey $117,036.97
(32) New Mexico $108,507.39
(33) New York $129,212.32
(34) North Carolina $136,155.66
(35) North Dakota $109,135.59
(36) Ohio $122,689.29
(37) Oklahoma $107,188.11
(38) Oregon $148,320.35
(39) Pennsylvania $128,893.21
(40) Puerto Rico $106,053.13
(41) Rhode Island $101,417.97
(42) South Carolina $110,424.99
(43) South Dakota $100,850.02
(44) Tennessee $111,629.63
(45) Texas $156,488.66
(46) Utah $103,135.47
(47) Vermont $101,397.90
(48) Virginia $111,797.84
(49) Washington $182,441.82
(50) West Virginia $100,286.87
(51) Wisconsin $120,305.36
(52) Wyoming $100,695.09
Federal grants Web site, https://
www.grants.gov instead of mailing hard
copy documents. Applicants
considering the electronic application
option are strongly urged to familiarize
themselves with the Federal grants Web
site and begin the application process
well before the application deadline.
SCBGP is listed in the ‘‘Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under
number 10.169 and subject agencies
must adhere to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, which bars
discrimination in all federally assisted
programs.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 note.
Dated: September 19, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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ACTION:
Applicants submitting hard copy
applications should submit one
unstapled original and one unstapled
copy of the application package. The
SF–424 must be signed (with an original
signature) by an official who has
authority to apply for Federal
assistance. Hard copy applications
should be sent only via express mail to
AMS at the address noted at the
beginning of this notice because USPS
mail sent to Washington, DC
headquarters is still being sanitized,
resulting in possible delays, loss, and
physical damage to enclosures. AMS
will send an e-mail confirmation when
applications arrive at the AMS office.
Applicants who submit hard copy
applications are also encouraged to
submit electronic versions of their
application directly to AMS via e-mail
addressed to scblockgrants@usda.gov in
one of the following formats: Word
(*.doc); or Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf).
Alternatively, a standard 3.5″ HD
diskette or a CD may be enclosed with
the hard copy application.
Applicants also have the option of
submitting SCBGP applications
electronically through the central
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SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 27,
2006.
DATES:
Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
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Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dhynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Arminta N. Quash, U.S.
Census Bureau, Manufacturing and
Construction Division, Room 2108,
Building #4, Washington, DC 20233,
(301) 763–8189, (or via the Internet at
arminta.n.quash@census.gov).
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[No. FV-06-18]
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the
availability of approximately $7 million in block grant funds to
enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. State departments of
agriculture interested in obtaining grant program funds are invited to
submit applications to USDA. State departments of agriculture, meaning
agencies, commissions, or departments of a State government responsible
for agriculture within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, are eligible to apply. State departments
of agriculture are encouraged to involve industry groups, academia, and
community-based organizations in the development of applications and
the administration of projects.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked not later than October 11, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Applications may be sent to: SCBGP, Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 0235, Room 2077 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-
0235.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trista Etzig, (202) 690-4942, or
Margaret Irby, (202) 720-3209, e-mail: Scblockgrants@usda.gov or your
State department of agriculture listed on the SCBGP Web site at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/fv/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SCBGP is authorized under section 101 of the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) and is
implemented under 7 CFR part 1290 [Docket No. FV06-1290-1 FR]. The
SCBGP assists State departments of agriculture in enhancing the
competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as
fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, and nursery crops
(including floriculture). Examples of enhancing the competitiveness of
specialty crops include, but are not limited to: Research, promotion,
marketing, nutrition, trade enhancement, food safety, food security,
plant health programs, education, ``buy local'' programs, increased
consumption, increased innovation, improved efficiency and reduced
costs of distribution systems, environmental concerns and conservation,
product development, and developing cooperatives.
Each interested State department of agriculture is to submit an
application anytime before October 11, 2007 to the USDA contact noted
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. AMS will process the
application after the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, 7 CFR part
1290, becomes effective on October 11, 2006. States that do not apply
for or do not request all available funding during the specified grant
application period will forfeit all or that portion of available
funding not requested for that application year. AMS will work with
State departments of agriculture and provide assistance as necessary.
Additional details about the SCBGP application process for all
applicants are available at the SCBGP Web site: https://
www.ams.usda.gov/fv/.
To be eligible for a grant, each State department of agriculture's
application shall be clear and succinct and include the following
documentation satisfactory to AMS.
(a) Completed applications must include an SF-424 ``Application for
Federal Assistance''.
(b) Completed applications must also include one State plan to show
how grant funds will be utilized to enhance the competitiveness of
specialty crops. SCBGP grant funds will be awarded for projects of up
to 3 years duration. The state plan shall include the following:
(1) Cover page. Include the lead agency for administering the plan
and an abstract of 200 words or less for each proposed project.
(2) Project purpose. Clearly state the specific issue, problem,
interest, or need to be addressed. Explain why each project is
important and timely.
(3) Potential Impact. Discuss the number of people or operations
affected, the intended beneficiaries of each project, and/or potential
economic impact if such data are available and relevant to the
project(s).
(4) Financial Feasibility. For each project, provide budget
estimates for the total project cost. Indicate what percentage of the
budget covers administrative costs. Administrative costs should not
exceed 10 percent of any proposed budget. Provide a justification if
administrative costs are higher than 10 percent.
(5) Expected Measurable Outcomes. Describe at least two discrete,
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quantifiable, and measurable outcomes that directly and meaningfully
support each project's purpose. The outcome measures must define an
event or condition that is external to the project and that is of
direct importance to the intended beneficiaries and/or the public.
(6) Goal(s). Describe the overall goal(s) in one or two sentences
for each project.
(7) Work Plan. Explain briefly how each goal and measurable outcome
will be accomplished for each project. Be clear about who will do the
work. Include appropriate time lines. Expected measurable outcomes may
be long term that exceed the grant period. If so, provide a timeframe
when long term outcome measure will be achieved.
(8) Project Oversight. Describe the oversight practices that
provide sufficient knowledge of grant activities to ensure proper and
efficient administration.
(9) Project Commitment. Describe how all grant partners commit to
and work toward the goals and outcome measures of the proposed
project(s).
(10) Multi-state Projects. If a project is a multi-state project,
describe how the States are going to collaborate effectively with
related projects. Each state participating in the project should submit
the project in their State plan indicating which State is taking the
coordinating role and the percent of the budget covered by each State.
Each State department of agriculture that submits an application
that is reviewed and approved by AMS is to receive $100,000 to enhance
the competitiveness of specialty crops. In addition, AMS will allocate
the remainder of the grant funds based on the proportion of the value
of specialty crop production in the state in relation to the national
value of specialty crop production using the latest available (2005
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) cash receipt data for
the 50 States and the District of Columbia and 2002 Census of
Agriculture data for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) specialty crop
production data in all states whose applications are accepted.
The amount of the base grant plus value of production available to
each State department of agriculture shall be:
(1) Alabama $108,926.78
(2) Alaska $100,520.67
(3) Arizona $133,290.44
(4) Arkansas $102,675.16
(5) California $652,477.92
(6) Colorado $116,139.35
(7) Connecticut $107,934.62
(8) Delaware $102,403.75
(9) District of Columbia $100,000.00
(10) Florida $253,750.10
(11) Georgia $129,864.25
(12) Hawaii $109,201.37
(13) Idaho $121,388.06
(14) Illinois $111,450.21
(15) Indiana $109,567.29
(16) Iowa $103,249.43
(17) Kansas $102,197.15
(18) Kentucky $102,827.56
(19) Louisiana $104,950.42
(20) Maine $105,806.75
(21) Maryland $111,602.37
(22) Massachusetts $107,596.35
(23) Michigan $136,342.33
(24) Minnesota $113,274.97
(25) Mississippi $103,626.70
(26) Missouri $104,289.46
(27) Montana $102,726.15
(28) Nebraska $104,133.83
(29) Nevada $101,478.01
(30) New Hampshire $102,244.91
(31) New Jersey $117,036.97
(32) New Mexico $108,507.39
(33) New York $129,212.32
(34) North Carolina $136,155.66
(35) North Dakota $109,135.59
(36) Ohio $122,689.29
(37) Oklahoma $107,188.11
(38) Oregon $148,320.35
(39) Pennsylvania $128,893.21
(40) Puerto Rico $106,053.13
(41) Rhode Island $101,417.97
(42) South Carolina $110,424.99
(43) South Dakota $100,850.02
(44) Tennessee $111,629.63
(45) Texas $156,488.66
(46) Utah $103,135.47
(47) Vermont $101,397.90
(48) Virginia $111,797.84
(49) Washington $182,441.82
(50) West Virginia $100,286.87
(51) Wisconsin $120,305.36
(52) Wyoming $100,695.09
Applicants submitting hard copy applications should submit one
unstapled original and one unstapled copy of the application package.
The SF-424 must be signed (with an original signature) by an official
who has authority to apply for Federal assistance. Hard copy
applications should be sent only via express mail to AMS at the address
noted at the beginning of this notice because USPS mail sent to
Washington, DC headquarters is still being sanitized, resulting in
possible delays, loss, and physical damage to enclosures. AMS will send
an e-mail confirmation when applications arrive at the AMS office.
Applicants who submit hard copy applications are also encouraged to
submit electronic versions of their application directly to AMS via e-
mail addressed to scblockgrants@usda.gov in one of the following
formats: Word (*.doc); or Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf). Alternatively, a
standard 3.5'' HD diskette or a CD may be enclosed with the hard copy
application.
Applicants also have the option of submitting SCBGP applications
electronically through the central Federal grants Web site, https://
www.grants.gov instead of mailing hard copy documents. Applicants
considering the electronic application option are strongly urged to
familiarize themselves with the Federal grants Web site and begin the
application process well before the application deadline.
SCBGP is listed in the ``Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance''
under number 10.169 and subject agencies must adhere to Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination in all federally
assisted programs.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 note.
Dated: September 19, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 06-8213 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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