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financial information should provide a
general overview of current, historical
and projected (pro forma) financial
performance. Prepare the required
financial information documentation in
accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Practices (GAAP). Strong
applications have benefited from the use
of a certified accountant to develop this
information. Applicants should refer to
https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu under
Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Grants
for the financial information required
for the full application.
7. Appendices
The following information must be
included in the appendix of the preapplication and the full application:
• Qualifications and Description of
Management Team: Qualifications of
the project manager and key personnel
should be included. Discuss
management team’s knowledge and
experience as it applies to project.
Document how the management team is
qualified to implement project and meet
evaluation, monitoring, accounting, and
reporting requirements. Explain in
detail how the management team will
ensure the success of the project.
• Letter of Support and Biomass
Availability Is Required: This letter must
describe forest management plans on
Forest Service NF and how the
proposed project will help meet forest
management objectives. For other
eligible lands, this letter must describe
Community Wildfire Protection Plans
(or equivalent documentation) and how
the proposed project will help meet
those objectives. The number of acres at
risk, timeframes, available volumes, and
opportunities for applicant to access
these volumes are suggested issues to
address in these support letters. These
letters must be submitted with both the
pre-application and full application. For
Forest Service, NF lands, the letter must
be signed by either a Forest Supervisor
or District Ranger from the project
location. For other eligible lands, the
State Forester shall sign the support
letter.
• Letters of Support From Partners,
Individuals, or Organizations: Letters of
support must be included in an
appendix and are intended to display
the degree of collaboration occurring
between the different entities engaged in
the project. These letters must include
commitments of cash or in-kind services
from all partners as listed in the SF 424
and SF 424A. Each letter of support is
limited to one page in length.
• The following information is only
required in the full application:
• Federal Funds: List all other
Federal funds received for this project
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within the last three years. List agency,
program name, and dollar amount.
• Equipment Quotes: If requesting
equipment, applicant shall include two
quotes for each piece of equipment
requested. If awarded a WBU grant, final
receipts for all equipment purchased
must be submitted to the Grant Officer.
• Administrative Forms: AD 1047,
1048, 1049, SF 424B and certificate
regarding lobbying activities are
standard forms that need to be included
and are required before a grant can be
awarded. These forms can be accessed
at https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu under
Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass
Grants, Forms.
Dated: September 24, 2009.
John Phipps,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private
Forestry.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–09–0057; TM–09–05]
Notice of Agricultural Management
Assistance Organic Certification CostShare Program
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability.
Inviting applications for the
Agricultural Management Assistance
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program.
SUMMARY: This notice invites the
following eligible States: Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming,
to submit an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to
enter into a Cooperative Agreement with
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) for the Allocation of Organic
Certification Cost-Share Funds. The
AMS has allocated $1.5 million for this
organic certification cost-share program
in Fiscal Year 2009. Funds are available
under this program to 16 designated
States to provide cost-share assistance to
organic crop and livestock producers
certified under the National Organic
Program (NOP). Eligible States
interested in obtaining cost-share funds
for their organic producers will have to
submit an Application for Federal
Assistance, and enter into a cooperative
agreement with AMS for allocation of
funds.
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DATES: Completed applications for
federal assistance along with signed
cooperative agreements must be
received by close of business, October
23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal
assistance and cooperative agreements
shall be submitted to: Robert Pooler,
Agricultural Marketing Specialist,
National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/
TMP/NOP, Room 4004–South, Ag Stop
0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0264;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Additional
information can be found under
‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the
National Organic Program’s homepage
at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Pooler, Agricultural Marketing
Specialist, National Organic Program,
USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 4004–
South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0268;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program is part of the Agricultural
Management Assistance (AMA) Program
authorized under the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7
U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA
provisions, the Department is
authorized to provide cost-share
assistance to organic producers in the
States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and
Wyoming. The AMS has allocated $1.5
million for this organic certification
cost-share program in Fiscal Year 2009.
This organic certification cost-share
program provides financial assistance to
organic producers certified to the NOP
authorized under the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990, as amended (7
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). This program is in
addition to and separate from the
National Organic Certification CostShare Program which is also
administered by AMS and is open to all
States and U.S. Territories.
To participate in the program, eligible
States, through their State Department
of Agriculture, must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424) and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. State Department of Agriculture
refers to agencies, commissions, or
departments of State government
responsible for implementing
regulation, policy or programs on
agriculture within their State. The
program will provide cost-share
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assistance, through participating States,
to organic crop and livestock producers
receiving certification or continuation of
certification by a USDA accredited
certifying agent commencing October 1,
2009, through September 30, 2010. The
Department has determined that
payments will be limited to 75 percent
of an individual producer’s certification
costs up to a maximum of $750.00.
To receive cost-share assistance,
organic producers must submit an
application to the representative Agency
of the State in which their farm/
operation is located. This application
must include: (1) Proof of NOP
certification issued or continued within
the cost-share qualifying period,
October 1, 2009, through September 30,
2010, and; (2) an itemized invoice
demonstrating costs incurred for NOP
certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as,
membership associations or farm/
operation inputs are not eligible for
assistance through this program.
Assistance provided to eligible
producers under this cost-share program
is included under the Agricultural
Management Assistance (AMA)
Program. Total amount of cost-share
payments provided to any eligible
producer under all AMA programs
cannot exceed $50,000.
How To Submit Applications: To
receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of
Agriculture must complete an
Application for Federal Assistance
(Standard Form 424), and enter into a
written cooperative agreement with
AMS. State Agencies submitting hard
copy applications should submit a
signed copy of Standard Form 424 and
a signed copy of the cooperative
agreement to AMS at the address listed
above. The Standard Form 424 and the
cooperative agreement must have the
original signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal
assistance. Hard copy applications
should be sent only via express mail or
courier service and must be received at
the above address by October 23, 2009.
AMS encourages interested States to
submit the Application for Federal
Assistance, (Standard Form 424)
electronically via Grants.gov, the
Federal grants Web site, https://
www.grants.gov. Applications submitted
electronically via Grants.gov must be
filed by October 23, 2009. A hardcopy
of Standard Form 424 bearing an
original signature is not required when
applying through https://
www.grants.gov. However, the
cooperative agreement must have the
original signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal
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assistance. The signed cooperative
agreement must be sent by express mail
or courier service and received at the
above address by October 23, 2009.
States considering submitting electronic
application forms should become
familiar with the Grants.Gov website
and begin the application process well
in advance of the application deadline.
For information on how to apply
electronically, please consult https://
www.grants.gov/GetRegistered.
The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under
number 10.163 and subject agencies
must adhere to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, which bars
discrimination in all Federally assisted
programs. Additional information on
the AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program can be found under
‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the
NOP’s homepage at https://
www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524.
Dated: September 25, 2009.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. E9–23647 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–09–0056; TM–09–06]
Notice of 2009 National Organic
Certification Cost-Share Program
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing
Services, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability.
Inviting applications for the National
Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program.
SUMMARY: This notice invites all States
of the United States of America, its
territories, the District of Columbia, and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
(collectively hereinafter called States) to
submit an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to
enter into a cooperative agreement with
the Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) for the allocation of National
Organic Certification Cost-Share Funds.
The AMS has allocated $22.0 million for
this organic certification cost-share
program commencing in Fiscal Year
2008, and these funds will be annually
allocated to States through cooperative
agreements until exhausted. Funds are
available under this program to States
interested in providing cost-share
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assistance to organic producers and
handlers certified under the National
Organic Program (NOP). States
interested in obtaining cost-share funds
must submit an Application for Federal
Assistance and enter into a cooperative
agreement with AMS for allocation of
funds.
DATES: Completed applications for
Federal assistance along with signed
cooperative agreements must be
received by October 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Applications for federal
assistance and cooperative agreements
shall be submitted to: Robert Pooler,
Agricultural Marketing Specialist,
National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/
TMP/NOP, Room 4004–South, Ag Stop
0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0268;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Additional
information can be found under
‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the
National Organic Program’s homepage
at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Pooler, Agricultural Marketing
Specialist, National Organic Program,
USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 4004–
South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0268;
Telephone: (202) 720–3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
National Organic Certification CostShare Program is authorized under 7
U.S.C. 6523, as amended by section
10301 of the Food, Conservation and
Energy Act of 2008 (Act). The Act
authorizes the Department to provide
certification cost-share assistance to
producers and handlers of organic
agricultural products in all States. The
AMS has allocated $22 million for this
program to be annually allocated
through cooperative agreements to
interested States. The Program provides
financial assistance to organic producers
and handlers certified to the NOP. The
NOP is authorized under the Organic
Foods Production Act of 1990, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
To participate in the program,
interested States, through their State
Department of Agriculture, must
complete an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424) and
enter into a written cooperative
agreement with AMS. State Department
of Agriculture refers to agencies,
commissions, or departments of State
government responsible for
implementing regulation, policy or
programs on agriculture within their
State. The program will provide costshare assistance, through participating
States, to organic producers and
handlers receiving certification or
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-TM-09-0057; TM-09-05]
Notice of Agricultural Management Assistance Organic
Certification Cost-Share Program
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability. Inviting applications for the
Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program.
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SUMMARY: This notice invites the following eligible States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, to submit an Application for
Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to enter into a Cooperative
Agreement with the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for the
Allocation of Organic Certification Cost-Share Funds. The AMS has
allocated $1.5 million for this organic certification cost-share
program in Fiscal Year 2009. Funds are available under this program to
16 designated States to provide cost-share assistance to organic crop
and livestock producers certified under the National Organic Program
(NOP). Eligible States interested in obtaining cost-share funds for
their organic producers will have to submit an Application for Federal
Assistance, and enter into a cooperative agreement with AMS for
allocation of funds.
DATES: Completed applications for federal assistance along with signed
cooperative agreements must be received by close of business, October
23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal assistance and cooperative
agreements shall be submitted to: Robert Pooler, Agricultural Marketing
Specialist, National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TMP/NOP, Room 4004-
South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-0264; Telephone: (202) 720-3252. Additional information can be
found under ``Organic Cost Share Program'' on the National Organic
Program's homepage at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Pooler, Agricultural Marketing
Specialist, National Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 4004-South,
Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0268;
Telephone: (202) 720-3252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program is part of the Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program
authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7
U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA provisions, the Department is
authorized to provide cost-share assistance to organic producers in the
States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The AMS has allocated $1.5 million for this organic certification cost-
share program in Fiscal Year 2009. This organic certification cost-
share program provides financial assistance to organic producers
certified to the NOP authorized under the Organic Foods Production Act
of 1990, as amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). This program is in
addition to and separate from the National Organic Certification Cost-
Share Program which is also administered by AMS and is open to all
States and U.S. Territories.
To participate in the program, eligible States, through their State
Department of Agriculture, must complete an Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424) and enter into a written cooperative
agreement with AMS. State Department of Agriculture refers to agencies,
commissions, or departments of State government responsible for
implementing regulation, policy or programs on agriculture within their
State. The program will provide cost-share
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assistance, through participating States, to organic crop and livestock
producers receiving certification or continuation of certification by a
USDA accredited certifying agent commencing October 1, 2009, through
September 30, 2010. The Department has determined that payments will be
limited to 75 percent of an individual producer's certification costs
up to a maximum of $750.00.
To receive cost-share assistance, organic producers must submit an
application to the representative Agency of the State in which their
farm/operation is located. This application must include: (1) Proof of
NOP certification issued or continued within the cost-share qualifying
period, October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010, and; (2) an
itemized invoice demonstrating costs incurred for NOP certification.
Costs incurred for non-certification activities, such as, membership
associations or farm/operation inputs are not eligible for assistance
through this program. Assistance provided to eligible producers under
this cost-share program is included under the Agricultural Management
Assistance (AMA) Program. Total amount of cost-share payments provided
to any eligible producer under all AMA programs cannot exceed $50,000.
How To Submit Applications: To receive fund allocations to provide
cost-share assistance, a State Department of Agriculture must complete
an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424), and enter
into a written cooperative agreement with AMS. State Agencies
submitting hard copy applications should submit a signed copy of
Standard Form 424 and a signed copy of the cooperative agreement to AMS
at the address listed above. The Standard Form 424 and the cooperative
agreement must have the original signature of the official who has
authority to apply for Federal assistance. Hard copy applications
should be sent only via express mail or courier service and must be
received at the above address by October 23, 2009.
AMS encourages interested States to submit the Application for
Federal Assistance, (Standard Form 424) electronically via Grants.gov,
the Federal grants Web site, https://www.grants.gov. Applications
submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be filed by October 23,
2009. A hardcopy of Standard Form 424 bearing an original signature is
not required when applying through https://www.grants.gov. However, the
cooperative agreement must have the original signature of the official
who has authority to apply for Federal assistance. The signed
cooperative agreement must be sent by express mail or courier service
and received at the above address by October 23, 2009. States
considering submitting electronic application forms should become
familiar with the Grants.Gov website and begin the application process
well in advance of the application deadline. For information on how to
apply electronically, please consult https://www.grants.gov/GetRegistered.
The AMA Organic Certification Cost-Share Program is listed in the
``Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance'' under number 10.163 and
subject agencies must adhere to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, which bars discrimination in all Federally assisted programs.
Additional information on the AMA Organic Certification Cost-Share
Program can be found under ``Organic Cost Share Program'' on the NOP's
homepage at https://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524.
Dated: September 25, 2009.
Rayne Pegg,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. E9-23647 Filed 9-30-09; 8:45 am]
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