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Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County;
Frick Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, Fulton
County; and Cargill, Inc., Linden,
Montgomery County (located inside
Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc.’s, area).
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons, including East
Indiana, Fremont, State Grain, and
Titus, may apply for designation to
provide official services in the
geographic areas specified above under
the provisions of Section 7(f) of USGSA
( 7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)), and 9 CFR
800.196(d) regulations. Designation in
the specified geographic areas is for the
period beginning July 1, 2007, and
ending June 30, 2010. To apply for
designation, contact the Compliance
Division at the address listed above for
forms and information, or obtain
applications at the GIPSA Web site,
https://www.gipsa.usda.gov.
Request for Comments
We are also publishing this notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to present comments on the
quality of services provided by the East
Indiana, Fremont, State Grain, and Titus
official agencies. In the designation
process, we will consider substantive
comments citing reasons and pertinent
data for support or objection to the
designation of the applicants. Submit all
comments to the Compliance Division at
the above address.
In determining which applicant will
be designated, we will consider
applications, comments, and other
available information.
Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort); Indianapolis
Grain Inspection & Weighing Service,
Inc. (Indianapolis); and Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (Virginia).
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the June
16, 2006, Federal Register (71 FR
34882–34883), we requested
applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas
assigned to the official agencies named
above. Applications were due by July
14, 2006.
There were two applicants for the
Sacramento area: California Agri and
Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (MidIowa); both are currently designated
official agencies. Mid-Iowa withdrew its
application. Frankfort, Indianapolis, and
Virginia were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services
in the entire area currently assigned to
them, so GIPSA did not ask for
additional comments on them.
We evaluated all available
information regarding the designation
criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of USGSA (7
U.S.C. 79(f)) and, according to Section
7(f)(l)(B), determined that California
Agri, Frankfort, Indianapolis, and
Virginia are able to provide official
services in the geographic areas
specified in the June 16, 2006, Federal
Register, for which they applied. You
may obtain official services by calling
the telephone numbers listed below.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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Indianapolis .......
Designation for the Sacramento (CA),
Frankfort (IN), Indianapolis (IN), and
Virginia Areas
Virginia ..............
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are announcing
designation of the following
organizations to provide official services
under the United States Grain Standards
Act, as amended (USGSA): California
Agri Inspection Company, Ltd.
(California Agri); Frankfort Grain
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West Sacramento, CA,
(916) 375–
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Frankfort, IN,
(765) 258–
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Indianapolis, IN,
(317) 899–
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Richmond, VA,
(757) 494–
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for Rural
Business Opportunity Grants
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS), an Agency
within the Rural Development mission
area, announces the availability of
grants of up to $50,000 per application
from the Rural Business Opportunity
Grant (RBOG) program for fiscal year
(FY) 2007, to be competitively awarded.
For multi-State projects, grant funds of
up to $150,000 will be available on a
competitive basis. The awards are being
capped due to limited funding. This
notice is being issued prior to passage
of a final appropriations bill, which may
or may not provide for funding this
program, to allow applicants sufficient
time to leverage financing, submit
applications, and give the Agency time
to process applications within the
current fiscal year. The Agency will
publish a subsequent notice identifying
the amount received in the
appropriations, if any.
The deadline for the receipt of
non-earmarked applications in the Rural
Development State Office is March 30,
2007. If the RBOG appropriation
provides earmarks for Native American,
Empowerment Zones, Enterprise
Communities, and Rural Economic Area
Partnerships, then those applications
must be received in the Rural
Development State Office by January 31,
2007. The Agency reserves the right to
extend this application deadline. If no
earmark is provided in the
appropriations, applications from these
applicants will compete in the March
30, 2007, competition. Any applications
received at a Rural Development State
Office after these dates would not be
considered for FY 2007 funding.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Mason, Loan Specialist, USDA
Rural Development, STOP 3225, Room
6866, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3225.
Telephone: (202) 690–1433.
For further information,
entities wishing to apply for assistance
should contact a Rural Development
State Office to receive copies of the
application package. Potential
applicants located in the District of
Columbia must send their applications
to the National Office at:
ADDRESSES:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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District of Columbia
USDA Rural Development, Specialty
Lenders Division, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 6867, STOP
3225, Washington, DC 20250–3225,
(202) 720–1400.
A list of Rural Development State
Offices follows:
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL
36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD
(334) 279–3495.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201,
Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761–
7705/TDD (907) 761–8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office,
230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix,
AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/TDD (602)
280–8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416,
Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501)
301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office,
430 G Street, #4169, Davis, CA 95616–
4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD (530) 792–
5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office,
655 Parfet Street, Room E100,
Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–
2903/TDD (720) 544–2976.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200,
Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/
TDD (302) 857–3585.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box
147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010,
(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499.
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Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Stephens Federal Building, 355 E.
Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–
2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 546–
2034.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720,
(808) 933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321.
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Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office,
9173 West Barnes Drive, Suite A1,
Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5600/TDD
(208) 378–5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office,
2118 W. Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–
6200/TDD (217) 403–6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290–
3100/TDD (317) 290–3343.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309,
(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite
100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785)
271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office,
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7300/
TDD (859) 224–7422.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3727 Government Street, Alexandria,
LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318)
473–7655.
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office,
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box
405, Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207)
990–9160/TDD (207) 942–7331.
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/
Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office,
451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst,
MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD
(413) 253–4590.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East
Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/
TDD (517) 324–5169,
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul,
MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD
(651) 602–3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 West
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Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269,
(601) 965–4316/TDD (601) 965–5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office,
601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade
Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO
65203, (573) 876–0976/TDD (573)
876–9480.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B,
P.O. Box 850, Bozeman, MT 59771,
(406) 585–2580/TDD (406) 585–2562.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 152, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE
68508, (402) 437–5551/TDD (402)
437–5093.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1390 South Curry Street, Carson City,
NV 89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD
(775) 885–0633.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office,
8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor
North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ
08054, (856) 787–7700/TDD (856)
787–7784.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room 255,
Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761–
4950/TDD (505) 761–4938.
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office,
The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South
Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY
13202–2541, (315) 477–6400/TDD
(315) 477–6447.
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh,
NC 27609, (919) 873–2000/TDD (919)
873–2003.
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East
Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND
58502–1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD
(701) 530–2113.
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 507, 200
North High Street, Columbus, OH
43215–2418, (614) 255–2400/TDD
(614) 255–2554.
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Oklahoma
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office,
100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK
74074–2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD
(405) 742–1007.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite
B, Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360)
704–7740/TDD (360) 704–7760.
Oregon
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801,
Portland, OR 97232, (503) 414–3300/
TDD (503) 414–3387.
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, 75 High Street,
Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505–
7500, (304) 284–4860/TDD (304) 284–
4836.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office,
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330,
Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717)
237–2299/TDD (717) 237–2261.
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office,
IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos
Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918–
6106, (787) 766–5095/TDD (787) 766–
5332.
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Strom Thurmond Federal Building,
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007,
Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765–5163/
TDD (803) 765–5697.
South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 210, 200
Fourth Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350,
(605) 352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147.
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300,
Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–
1300.
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Suite 102, 101
South Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254)
742–9700/TDD (254) 742–9712.
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building,
125 South State Street, Room 4311,
Salt Lake City, UT 84147–0350, (801)
524–4320/TDD (801) 524–3309.
Vermont/New Hampshire
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USDA Rural Development State Office,
City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street,
Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–
6000/TDD (802) 223–6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238,
Richmond, VA 23229–5014, (804)
287–1550/TDD (804) 287–1753.
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Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point,
WI 54481, (715) 345–7600/TDD (715)
345–7614.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office,
100 East B, Federal Building, Room
1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY
82602–5006, (307) 233–6700/TDD
(307) 233–6733.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RBOG
program is authorized under section 306
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT) (7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(11)). The Rural Development
State Offices administer the RBOG
program on behalf of USDA Rural
Development at the State level. The
primary objective of the program is to
improve the economic conditions of
rural areas. Assistance provided to rural
areas under this program may include
technical assistance for business
development and economic
development planning. To ensure that a
broad range of communities have the
opportunity to benefit from the program,
no grant will exceed $50,000, unless it
is a multi-State project where funds may
not exceed $150,000. There is no project
dollar amount limitation on
applications for earmarked funds.
Awards are made on a competitive basis
using specific selection criteria
contained in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart
G. Information required to be in the
application package are contained in 7
CFR part 4284, subpart G. The State
Director may assign up to 15
discretionary points to an application,
and the Agency Administrator may
assign up to 20 additional discretionary
points for projects funded from the
national office reserve. Discretionary
points awarded by the State Director or
Administrator must be based on
geographic distribution of funds, special
importance for implementation of a
strategic plan in partnership with other
organizations, or extraordinary potential
for success due to superior project plans
or qualifications of the grantee.
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by the State Offices and submitted to the
National Office for final review and
selection.
The National Office will review the
scores based on the grant selection
criteria and weights contained in 7 CFR
part 4284, subpart G. All applicants will
be notified by RBS of the Agency’s
decision on the awards.
Application Requirements
Applicants are encouraged to submit
applications through the Grants.gov
Web site at: https://www.grants.gov.
Applications may be submitted in either
electronic or paper format. Users of
Grants.gov will be able to download a
copy of the application package,
complete it off line, and then upload
and submit the application via the
Grants.gov site. Applications may not be
submitted by electronic mail.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site as well as the hours of
operation. USDA Rural Development
strongly recommends that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process through
Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov,
applicants must have a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number which can be
obtained at no cost via a toll-free request
line at 1–866–705–5711.
• You may submit all documents
electronically through the Web site,
including all information typically
included on the application for RBOGs
and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
• After electronically submitting an
application through the Web site, the
applicant will receive an automatic
acknowledgement from Grants.gov that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
• USDA Rural Development may
request that the applicant provide
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
• If applicants experience technical
difficulties on the closing date and are
unable to meet the deadline, you may
submit a paper copy of your application
to your respective Rural Development
State Office. Paper applications
submitted to a Rural Development State
Office must meet the closing date and
local time deadline.
Please note that applicants must
locate the downloadable application
package for this program by the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance Number
or FedGrants Funding Opportunity
Number, which can be found at https://
www.fedgrants.gov.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the information
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collection requirement contained in this
Notice is approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control Number 0570–0024.
Nondiscrimination Statement
‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all
its programs and activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation,
genetic information, political beliefs,
reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual’s income is derived from any
public assistance program. (Not all
prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication of
program information (braille, large
print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–
2600 (voice and TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination,
write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil
Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or
call (800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202)
720–6382 (TDD). ‘‘USDA is an equal
opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.’’
Dated: December 1, 2006.
William F. Hagy III,
Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Maximum Dollar Amount on Awards
Under the Rural Economic
Development Loan and Grant Program
for Fiscal Year 2007
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service, an Agency within
the Rural Development mission area,
hereby announces the maximum dollar
amount on loan and grant awards under
the Rural Economic Development Loan
and Grant (REDLG) program for fiscal
year (FY) 2007. This notice is being
issued prior to passage of a final
appropriations bill, which may or may
not provide funding for these programs,
to allow applicants sufficient time to
leverage financing, submit applications,
and give the Agency time to process
applications within the current fiscal
year. The awards made as a result of this
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notice are effective for loans and grants
made during the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2006, and ending September
30, 2007. REDLG loans and grants are
available to any electric or
telecommunications cooperative
(borrower) under the Rural
Electrification Act that does not have
any delinquent debt with the Federal
Government that has not been resolved
pursuant to 31 CFR 285.13. REDLG
loans and grants are to assist in
economically developing rural areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Todd S. Hubbell, Loan Specialist, USDA
Rural Development, STOP 3225, Room
6866, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3225.
Telephone: (202) 690–2516, FAX: (202)
720–2213.
ADDRESSES: For further information,
entities wishing to apply for assistance
should contact a Rural Development
State Office to receive further
information and copies of the
application package. A list of Rural
Development State Offices follows:
District of Columbia
USDA Rural Development, Specialty
Lenders Division, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Room
6867, Washington, DC 20250–3225,
(202) 720–1400.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL
36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD
(334) 279–3495.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office,
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201,
Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761–
7705/TDD (907) 761–8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office,
230 N. 1st First Ave., Suite 206,
Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/
TDD (602) 280–8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416,
Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501)
301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office,
430 G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA
95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD
(530) 792–5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office,
655 Parfet Street, Room E100,
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Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544–
2903/TDD (720) 544–2976.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200,
Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/
TDD (302) 857–3585.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office,
4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box
147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010,
(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Stephens Federal Building, 355 E.
Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601–
2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 546–
2034.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720,
(808) 933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office,
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1,
Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5600/TDD
(208) 378–5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office,
2118 W. Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403–
6200/TDD (217) 403–6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290–
3100/TDD (317) 290–3343.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office,
Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309,
(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office,
1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite
100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785)
271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office,
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7300/
TDD (859) 224–7422.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office,
3727 Government Street, Alexandria,
LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318)
473–7655.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Inviting Applications for Rural Business Opportunity Grants
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within
the Rural Development mission area, announces the availability of
grants of up to $50,000 per application from the Rural Business
Opportunity Grant (RBOG) program for fiscal year (FY) 2007, to be
competitively awarded. For multi-State projects, grant funds of up to
$150,000 will be available on a competitive basis. The awards are being
capped due to limited funding. This notice is being issued prior to
passage of a final appropriations bill, which may or may not provide
for funding this program, to allow applicants sufficient time to
leverage financing, submit applications, and give the Agency time to
process applications within the current fiscal year. The Agency will
publish a subsequent notice identifying the amount received in the
appropriations, if any.
DATES: The deadline for the receipt of non-earmarked applications in
the Rural Development State Office is March 30, 2007. If the RBOG
appropriation provides earmarks for Native American, Empowerment Zones,
Enterprise Communities, and Rural Economic Area Partnerships, then
those applications must be received in the Rural Development State
Office by January 31, 2007. The Agency reserves the right to extend
this application deadline. If no earmark is provided in the
appropriations, applications from these applicants will compete in the
March 30, 2007, competition. Any applications received at a Rural
Development State Office after these dates would not be considered for
FY 2007 funding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Mason, Loan Specialist, USDA
Rural Development, STOP 3225, Room 6866, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3225. Telephone: (202) 690-1433.
ADDRESSES: For further information, entities wishing to apply for
assistance should contact a Rural Development State Office to receive
copies of the application package. Potential applicants located in the
District of Columbia must send their applications to the National
Office at:
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District of Columbia
USDA Rural Development, Specialty Lenders Division, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 6867, STOP 3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225, (202)
720-1400.
A list of Rural Development State Offices follows:
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office, Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121
Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 36106-3683, (334) 279-3400/TDD (334)
279-3495.
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office, 800 West Evergreen, Suite 201,
Palmer, AK 99645-6539, (907) 761-7705/TDD (907) 761-8905.
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office, 230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 206,
Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 280-8701/TDD (602) 280-8705.
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 700 West Capitol Avenue, Room
3416, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, (501) 301-3200/TDD (501) 301-3279.
California
USDA Rural Development State Office, 430 G Street, 4169,
Davis, CA 95616-4169, (530) 792-5800/TDD (530) 792-5848.
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office, 655 Parfet Street, Room E100,
Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544-2903/TDD (720) 544-2976.
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1221 College Park Drive, Suite
200, Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857-3580/TDD (302) 857-3585.
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box
147010, Gainesville, FL 32614-7010, (352) 338-3400/TDD (352) 338-3499.
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office, Stephens Federal Building, 355 E.
Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601-2768, (706) 546-2162/TDD (706) 546-
2034.
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 311, 154
Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933-8380/TDD (808) 933-8321.
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office, 9173 West Barnes Drive, Suite A1,
Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378-5600/TDD (208) 378-5644.
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office, 2118 W. Park Court, Suite A,
Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403-6200/TDD (217) 403-6240.
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 5975 Lakeside Boulevard,
Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290-3100/TDD (317) 290-3343.
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 873, 210
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284-4663/TDD (515) 284-4858.
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1303 S.W. First American Place,
Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-4040, (785) 271-2700/TDD (785) 271-2767.
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200,
Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224-7300/TDD (859) 224-7422.
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3727 Government Street,
Alexandria, LA 71302, (318) 473-7921/TDD (318) 473-7655.
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office, 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O.
Box 405, Bangor, ME 04402-0405, (207) 990-9160/TDD (207) 942-7331.
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office, 451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst,
MA 01002-2999, (413) 253-4300/TDD (413) 253-4590.
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200,
East Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324-5190/TDD (517) 324-5169,
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office, 375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St.
Paul, MN 55101-1853, (651) 602-7800/TDD (651) 602-3799.
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Suite 831, 100
West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965-4316/TDD (601) 965-
5850.
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office, 601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade
Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876-0976/TDD (573) 876-
9480.
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office, 900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B,
P.O. Box 850, Bozeman, MT 59771, (406) 585-2580/TDD (406) 585-2562.
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 152, 100
Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437-5551/TDD (402) 437-
5093.
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1390 South Curry Street, Carson
City, NV 89703-5146, (775) 887-1222/TDD (775) 885-0633.
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office, 8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor
North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, (856) 787-7700/TDD (856) 787-
7784.
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office, 6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room
255, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761-4950/TDD (505) 761-4938.
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office, The Galleries of Syracuse, 441
South Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202-2541, (315) 477-
6400/TDD (315) 477-6447.
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 260,
Raleigh, NC 27609, (919) 873-2000/TDD (919) 873-2003.
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 208, 220
East Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502-1737, (701) 530-2037/TDD
(701) 530-2113.
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 507, 200
North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215-2418, (614) 255-2400/TDD (614)
255-2554.
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Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater,
OK 74074-2654, (405) 742-1000/TDD (405) 742-1007.
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801,
Portland, OR 97232, (503) 414-3300/TDD (503) 414-3387.
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office, One Credit Union Place, Suite 330,
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, (717) 237-2299/TDD (717) 237-2261.
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office, IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos
Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918-6106, (787) 766-5095/TDD (787) 766-
5332.
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office, Strom Thurmond Federal Building,
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765-5163/TDD
(803) 765-5697.
South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Room 210, 200
Fourth Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352-1100/TDD (605) 352-1147.
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office, 3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300,
Nashville, TN 37203-1084, (615) 783-1300.
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, Suite 102, 101
South Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742-9700/TDD (254) 742-9712.
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office, Wallace F. Bennett Federal
Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT 84147-
0350, (801) 524-4320/TDD (801) 524-3309.
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office, City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main
Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828-6000/TDD (802) 223-6365.
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238,
Richmond, VA 23229-5014, (804) 287-1550/TDD (804) 287-1753.
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office, 1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW.,
Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512-5715, (360) 704-7740/TDD (360) 704-7760.
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office, Federal Building, 75 High Street,
Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505-7500, (304) 284-4860/TDD (304) 284-4836.
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office, 4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens
Point, WI 54481, (715) 345-7600/TDD (715) 345-7614.
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office, 100 East B, Federal Building, Room
1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602-5006, (307) 233-6700/TDD (307)
233-6733.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RBOG program is authorized under section
306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (7
U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)). The Rural Development State Offices administer the
RBOG program on behalf of USDA Rural Development at the State level.
The primary objective of the program is to improve the economic
conditions of rural areas. Assistance provided to rural areas under
this program may include technical assistance for business development
and economic development planning. To ensure that a broad range of
communities have the opportunity to benefit from the program, no grant
will exceed $50,000, unless it is a multi-State project where funds may
not exceed $150,000. There is no project dollar amount limitation on
applications for earmarked funds. Awards are made on a competitive
basis using specific selection criteria contained in 7 CFR part 4284,
subpart G. Information required to be in the application package are
contained in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart G. The State Director may assign
up to 15 discretionary points to an application, and the Agency
Administrator may assign up to 20 additional discretionary points for
projects funded from the national office reserve. Discretionary points
awarded by the State Director or Administrator must be based on
geographic distribution of funds, special importance for implementation
of a strategic plan in partnership with other organizations, or
extraordinary potential for success due to superior project plans or
qualifications of the grantee. Applications will be tentatively scored
by the State Offices and submitted to the National Office for final
review and selection.
The National Office will review the scores based on the grant
selection criteria and weights contained in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart G.
All applicants will be notified by RBS of the Agency's decision on the
awards.
Application Requirements
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications through the
Grants.gov Web site at: https://www.grants.gov. Applications may be
submitted in either electronic or paper format. Users of Grants.gov
will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it
off line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov
site. Applications may not be submitted by electronic mail.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site as well as the hours of operation. USDA Rural Development strongly
recommends that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
begin the application process through Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov,
applicants must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free
request line at 1-866-705-5711.
You may submit all documents electronically through the
Web site, including all information typically included on the
application for RBOGs and all necessary assurances and certifications.
After electronically submitting an application through the
Web site, the applicant will receive an automatic acknowledgement from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
USDA Rural Development may request that the applicant
provide original signatures on forms at a later date.
If applicants experience technical difficulties on the
closing date and are unable to meet the deadline, you may submit a
paper copy of your application to your respective Rural Development
State Office. Paper applications submitted to a Rural Development State
Office must meet the closing date and local time deadline.
Please note that applicants must locate the downloadable
application package for this program by the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number or FedGrants Funding Opportunity Number, which can be
found at https://www.fedgrants.gov.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
information
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collection requirement contained in this Notice is approved by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 0570-
0024.
Nondiscrimination Statement
``The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or
because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any
public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all
programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and
TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director,
Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
``USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.''
Dated: December 1, 2006.
William F. Hagy III,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. E6-20875 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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