Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Intermediary Relending Program, 20883-20886 [2013-08186]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
This Notice of Solicitation of
Applications (NOSA) announces the
acceptance of applications under the
Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)
to provide direct loans to intermediaries
that establish programs for the purpose
of providing loans to ultimate recipients
for business facilities and community
developments in a rural area. The
Agency will make awards each Federal
fiscal quarter following the
appropriation of funding. In the event
all program funds are not obligated in a
quarter, the remaining unobligated
funds will be carried over to the
subsequent quarter. This Notice is being
issued prior to a determination of Fiscal
Year 2013 funding for this program in
order to allow applicants sufficient time
to prepare and submit their applications
and to provide the Agency time to
process applications within Fiscal Year
2013. The Agency will publish a
subsequent notice in the Federal
Register identifying the program
funding available for Fiscal Year 2013
for this program.
DATES: For Fiscal Year 2013,
applications for regular IRP funding
must be received by March 29, 2013,
and June 28, 2013, for consideration for
Fiscal Year 2013 funds. Requests for setaside funding must be received by April
30, 2013. Unused set-aside funding will
be pooled and revert to the national
reserve on July 1, 2013. Applications
received after June 28, 2013, may be
considered for funding in Fiscal Year
2013, subject to availability of funds or
will be considered for award of funds
available in the first quarter of Fiscal
Year 2014, if permitted.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for addresses concerning
IRP applications for Fiscal Year 2013
funds.
Tonto National Forest; Arizona; Salt
River Allotments Vegetative
Management EIS
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of extension of public
comment period.
ACTION:
Comments must be received no
later than May 8, 2013.
SUMMARY: The Tonto National Forest
hereby gives notice that it is extending
the public comment period for the Salt
River Allotments Vegetative
Management Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (Draft EIS), which was
published in the Federal Register on
February 22, 2013, (Volume 78, No. 36)
originally for a 45-day comment period.
Please see the Notice of Availability of
the Draft EIS (78 FR 12310) for more
detailed information related to the Salt
River Allotments Vegetative
Management Draft EIS. In response to
requests for additional time, the Forest
Service will extend the comment period
from April 8, 2013, to May 8, 2013.
Federal, State, tribal, and local
governments and other interested
parties are requested to comment on the
Draft EIS. Comments will be accepted
by email to comments-southwesterntonto@fs.fed.us or by mail to Debbie
Cress, Tonto National Forest, 2324 E.
McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85006 (928)
595–2093 or faxed to (602) 225–5295.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debbie Cress at the address listed above
or by telephone (928) 595–2093.
Dated: April 1, 2013.
Neil Bosworth,
Forest Supervisor, Tonto National Forest.
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Notice of Solicitation of Applications
for the Intermediary Relending
Program
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
Forest Service
AGENCY:
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
For
further information on this Notice,
please contact the U.S. Department of
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State Office for your respective State, as
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fiscal Year 2013 Applications for the
Intermediary Relending Program
Applications. Applications and forms
may be obtained from any Rural
Development State Office. Applicants
must submit an original complete
application to the USDA Rural
Development State Office in the State
where the applicant’s project is located.
A list of the USDA Rural Development
State Offices addresses and telephone
numbers are listed below.
Rural Development State Offices
Note: Telephone numbers listed are not
toll-free.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office
Sterling Centre, Suite 601
4121 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36106–3683
(334) 279–3400/FAX (334) 279–3495
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645–6539
(907) 761–7707/FAX (907) 761–7783
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office
230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 206
Phoenix, AZ 85003–1706
(602) 280–8701/FAX (602) 280–8881
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416
Little Rock, AR 72201–3225
(501) 301–3200/FAX (501) 301–3278
California
USDA Rural Development State Office
430 G Street, # 4169
Davis, CA 95616–4169
(530) 792–5800/FAX (530) 792–5837
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office
Denver Federal Center
Building 56, Room 2300
Denver, CO 80225–0426
(720) 544–2903/FAX (720) 544–29781
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office
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1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 857–3580/FAX (302) 857–3640
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4
Bangor, ME 04401–2767
(207) 990–9160/FAX (207) 990–9165
Florida/Virgin Islands
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/
Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office
4440 NW 25th Place
Gainesville, FL 32614–7010
(352) 338–3402/FAX (352) 338–3405
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office
451 West Street, Suite 2
Amherst, MA 01002–2999
(413) 253–4300/FAX (413) 253–4347
USDA Rural Development State Office
Stephens Federal Building
355 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601–2768
(706) 546–2162/FAX (706) 546–2152
Michigan
Hawaii
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 311
154 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 933–8380/FAX (808) 933–8327
USDA Rural Development State Office
375 Jackson Street, Suite 410
St. Paul, MN 55101–1853
(651) 602–7800/FAX (651) 602–7824
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 378–5600/FAX (208) 378–5643
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Suite 831
100 W. Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39269–1608
(601) 965–4316/FAX (601) 965–4088
Illinois
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office
2118 West Park Court, Suite A
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 403–6200/FAX (217) 403–6243
USDA Rural Development State Office
601 Business Loop 70 West
Parkade Center, Suite 235
Columbia, MO 65203–2579
(573) 876–0976/FAX (573) 876–0977
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 324–5190/FAX (517) 324–5225
Mississippi
Montana
Iowa
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 873
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 284–4663/FAX (515) 284–4859
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 152
100 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln, NE 68508–3859
(402) 437–5551/FAX (402) 437–5408
Kansas
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office
1303 SW. First American Place, Suite
100
Topeka, KS 66604–4040
(785) 271–2700/FAX (785) 271–2708
USDA Rural Development State Office
1390 South Curry Street
Carson City, NV 89703–9910
(775) 887–1222/FAX (775) 885–0841
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 224–7300/FAX (859) 224–7340
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USDA Rural Development State Office
5975 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46278
(317) 290–3100 ext. 4/FAX (317) 290–
3127
USDA Rural Development State Office
8000 Midlantic Drive
5th Floor North, Suite 500
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054–1522
(856) 787–7700/FAX (856) 787–7783
Louisiana
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office
3727 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318) 473–7920/FAX (318) 473–7661
USDA Rural Development State Office
6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255
Albuquerque, NM 87109–3434
(505) 761–4950/FAX (505) 761–4976
Maine
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office
USDA Rural Development State Office
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2229 Boot Hill Court
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 585–2530/FAX (406) 585–2565
New Jersey
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The Galleries of Syracuse
441 South Salina Street, Suite 357
Syracuse, NY 13202–2541
(315) 477–6400/FAX (315) 477–6438
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 873–2000/FAX (919) 873–2075
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 208
220 East Rosser
Bismarck, ND 58502–1737
(701) 530–2037/FAX (701) 530–2111
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 507
200 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215–2418
(614) 255–2400/FAX (614) 255–2561
Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office
100 USDA, Suite 108
Stillwater, OK 74074–2654
(405) 742–1000/FAX (405) 742–1005
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801
Portland, OR 97232–1274
(503) 414–3300/FAX (503) 414–3387
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330
Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996
(717) 237–2299/FAX (717) 237–2191
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office
IBM Building, Suite 601
654 Munos Rivera Avenue
San Juan, PR 00936–6106
(787) 766–5095/FAX (787) 766–5844
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007
Columbia, SC 29201–2449
(803) 765–5163/FAX (803) 765–5633
South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 210
200 Fourth Street, SW
Huron, SD 57350–2461
(605) 352–1100/FAX (605) 352–1146
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203–1071
(615) 783–1300/FAX (615) 783–1301
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office
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Federal Building, Suite 102
101 South Main
Temple, TX 76501–7651
(254) 742–9700/FAX (254) 742–9709
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
125 South State Street, Room 4311
Salt Lake City, UT 84138–1106
(801) 524–4321/FAX (801) 524–4406
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office
City Center, 3rd Floor
89 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602–4449
(802) 828–6080/FAX (802) 828–6076
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office
Culpeper Building, Suite 238
1606 Santa Rosa Road
Richmond, VA 23229–5014
(804) 287–1550/FAX (804) 287–17518
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office
1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite
B
Olympia, WA 98512–5715
(360) 704–7740/FAX (360) 704–7742
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office
1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 101
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 284–4860/FAX (304) 284–4891
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office
5417 Clem’s Way
Stevens Point, WI 54482
(715) 345–7600/FAX (715) 345–7669
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office
Dick Cheney Federal Building
100 East B Street, Room 1005
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 233–6700/FAX (307) 233–6727
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, the information
collection requirements associated with
the IRP, as covered in this Notice, has
been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control Number 0570–0062.
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Overview
Federal Agency Name: Rural
Business-Cooperative Service.
Solicitation Opportunity Title:
Intermediary Relending Program.
Announcement Type: Initial
announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: The Catalog of
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Federal Domestic Assistance Number
(CFDA) for this Notice is 10.767.
Dates: Completed applications must
be received in the USDA Rural
Development State Offices no later than
the Federal fiscal quarter deadlines of
March 29, 2013, and June 28, 2013, to
be considered for funds available in
Fiscal Year 2013. Requests for set-aside
funding must be received by April 30,
2013. Unused set-aside funding will be
pooled and revert to the national reserve
on July 1, 2013. Applications received
after a Federal fiscal quarter deadline
will be reviewed and evaluated for
funding in the next Federal fiscal
quarter. Completed applications
received after June 28, 2013, may be
considered for funding in Fiscal Year
2013, subject to availability of funds or
will be considered for award for funds
available in the first quarter of Fiscal
Year 2014.
Availability of Notice and Rule. This
Notice for the IRP is available on the
USDA Rural Development Web site at
https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
BCP_IRP.html.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Purpose of the Intermediary
Relending Program. The program
purpose is to provide direct loans to
intermediaries that establish programs
for the purpose of providing loans to
ultimate recipients for business facilities
and community developments in a rural
area as defined in 7 CFR 4274.301(b).
B. Statutory Authority. This program
is authorized by the Secretary of
Agriculture via a note to 7 U.S.C. 1932.
C. Definition of Terms. The
definitions applicable to this Notice are
published at 7 CFR 4274.302.
II. Award Information
A. Type of Award: Loan.
B. Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2013.
C. Funding Availability: Based on
historical funding for the program, the
Agency anticipates the available
program level in Fiscal Year 2013 will
approximate $17.7 million. Of this total,
$2.5 million will be available for Native
American Set-Aside and $5.1 million
will be available for Mississippi Delta
Region Counties Set-Aside. No awards
will be made until funding is available.
Requests for set-aside funding must be
received by April 30, 2013. Unused setaside funding will be pooled and revert
to the national reserve on July 1, 2013,
IRP regular funding must be obligated
by September 30, 2013. In the event
some program funds allocated for a
particular quarter of Fiscal Year 2013
are not obligated, the remaining
unobligated funds will be carried over
to the next Federal fiscal quarter.
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D. Approximate Number of Awards:
25.
E. Awards: Intermediaries submitting
a loan request may receive a maximum
award up to $1 million. Requests for setaside funding may receive a maximum
award up to $1 million.
F. Anticipated Award Dates:
• June 28, 2013 for applications
received by March 29, 2013.
• September 20, 2013 for applications
received by June 28, 2013.
• December 31, 2013 for applications
received by September 30, 2013.
III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible applicants. To be eligible
for this program, the applicant must
meet the eligibility requirements in 7
CFR 4274.307.
B. Corporate Felony Convictions and
Corporate Felony Tax Delinquencies.
Applications from corporate applicants,
submitted under this Notice must
include Form AD 3030,
‘‘Representations Regarding Felony
Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status
for Corporate Applicants.’’ Awards to
corporate applicants, under this Notice
will be required to sign Form AD 3031,
‘‘Assurance Regarding Felony
Conviction or Tax Delinquent Status for
Corporate Applicants.’’
C. Cost share requirements. The IRP
revolving fund share of the eligible
project cost of an intermediary’s project
funded under this Notice shall not
exceed 75 percent. The cost share
requirement shall be met by the
intermediary in accordance with the
requirements specified in 7 CFR
4274.331(b).
D. Other eligibility requirements.
Applications will only be accepted from
eligible intermediaries. Awards each
Federal fiscal quarter will be based on
ranking with the highest ranking
applications being funded first, subject
to available funding.
E. Completeness eligibility. All
applications must be submitted as a
complete application, in one package.
Applications will not be considered for
funding if they do not provide sufficient
information to determine eligibility or
are otherwise not suitable for
evaluation. Such applications will be
withdrawn.
IV. Fiscal Year 2013 Application and
Submission Information
A. Application submittal. Loan
applications must be submitted in paper
format. Applications may not be
submitted by electronic mail.
Applications must be organized in the
same order set forth in 7 CFR
4274.343(a). To ensure timely delivery,
applicants are strongly encouraged to
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submit their applications using an
overnight, express, or parcel delivery
service.
All 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 or online at
https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. This
also includes sub-recipients.
Please note that applicants can locate
the downloadable application package
for this program by the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance Number,
which is 10.767.
B. Content and form of submission.
An application must contain all of the
required elements outlined in 7 CFR
4274.343(a). Each application must
address the applicable scoring criteria
presented in 7 CFR 4274.344(c).
C. Submission dates and times. The
original complete application must be
received by the USDA Rural
Development State Office no later than
4:30 p.m. local time by the application
deadline dates listed above, regardless
of the postmark date, in order to be
considered for funds available in that
Federal fiscal quarter.
Unless withdrawn by the applicant,
completed applications that have not
yet been funded will be retained by the
Agency for consideration in subsequent
reviews through a total of four
consecutive quarterly reviews.
Applications that remain unfunded after
four quarterly reviews, including the
initial quarter in which the application
was completed, will not be considered
further for an award. The applicant
must submit a new application at that
time if it desires further funding
consideration.
V. Application Review Information
Awards under this Notice will be
made on a competitive basis each
Federal fiscal quarter. Each application
received in the USDA Rural
Development State Office will be
reviewed, scored, and ranked to
determine if it is consistent with the
program requirements. Applications
will be scored based on the applicable
scoring criteria contained in 7 CFR
4274.344(c).
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VI. Award Administration Information
Successful applicants will receive
notification for funding from the USDA
Rural Development State Office.
Applicants must comply with all
applicable statutes and regulations
before the award will be approved.
Unsuccessful applications will receive
notification by mail.
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VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this
Notice, please contact your USDA Rural
Development State Office as provided in
the Addresses section of this Notice.
Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act
All applicants, in accordance with 2
CFR part 25, must have a DUNS
number, which can be obtained at no
cost via a toll-free request line at 1–866–
705–5711 or online at https://
fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Similarly, all
grant applicants must be registered in
the System for Award Management
(SAM) prior to submitting an
application. Grant applicants may
register for the SAM at https://
www.sam.gov. All recipients of Federal
financial assistance are required to
report information about first-tier subawards and executive total
compensation in accordance with 2 CFR
part 170.
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: January 24, 2013.
Lillian E. Salerno,
Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
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Wednesday, April 10,
2013, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT.
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Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20237.
SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors .
SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG) will be meeting
between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. EDT at the
location listed above. At the meeting,
the BBG will receive and consider a
BBG Board staffing plan and other
personnel matters.
This meeting will be available for
public observation via streamed
webcast, both live and on-demand, on
the BBG’s public Web site at
www.bbg.gov. Information regarding this
meeting, including any updates or
adjustments to its starting time, can also
be found on the Agency’s public Web
site.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Paul
Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545.
PLACE:
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey,
Deputy General Counsel.
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Sunshine Act Meetings
Thursday, April 11,
2013, 12:30 p.m. EDT.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20237.
SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors.
SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG) will be meeting at the
time and location listed above. At the
meeting, the BBG will receive and
consider a report from the Governance
Committee regarding the compliance
progress with the recommendations in
the Office of Inspector General’s
inspection report of the BBG, as well as
a BBG Board staffing plan. The BBG will
receive and consider a progress report
from the Strategy and Budget
Committee, including the 2013 language
service review process and the BBG
strategic plan update. The BBG will also
receive a budget update and receive
reports from the International
Broadcasting Bureau Director, the
Technology, Services and Innovation
Director, the Communications and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Intermediary
Relending Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) announces
the acceptance of applications under the Intermediary Relending Program
(IRP) to provide direct loans to intermediaries that establish programs
for the purpose of providing loans to ultimate recipients for business
facilities and community developments in a rural area. The Agency will
make awards each Federal fiscal quarter following the appropriation of
funding. In the event all program funds are not obligated in a quarter,
the remaining unobligated funds will be carried over to the subsequent
quarter. This Notice is being issued prior to a determination of Fiscal
Year 2013 funding for this program in order to allow applicants
sufficient time to prepare and submit their applications and to provide
the Agency time to process applications within Fiscal Year 2013. The
Agency will publish a subsequent notice in the Federal Register
identifying the program funding available for Fiscal Year 2013 for this
program.
DATES: For Fiscal Year 2013, applications for regular IRP funding must
be received by March 29, 2013, and June 28, 2013, for consideration for
Fiscal Year 2013 funds. Requests for set-aside funding must be received
by April 30, 2013. Unused set-aside funding will be pooled and revert
to the national reserve on July 1, 2013. Applications received after
June 28, 2013, may be considered for funding in Fiscal Year 2013,
subject to availability of funds or will be considered for award of
funds available in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2014, if permitted.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for addresses concerning
IRP applications for Fiscal Year 2013 funds.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this
Notice, please contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural
Development State Office for your respective State, as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fiscal Year 2013 Applications for the Intermediary Relending Program
Applications. Applications and forms may be obtained from any Rural
Development State Office. Applicants must submit an original complete
application to the USDA Rural Development State Office in the State
where the applicant's project is located. A list of the USDA Rural
Development State Offices addresses and telephone numbers are listed
below.
Rural Development State Offices
Note: Telephone numbers listed are not toll-free.
Alabama
USDA Rural Development State Office
Sterling Centre, Suite 601
4121 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36106-3683
(334) 279-3400/FAX (334) 279-3495
Alaska
USDA Rural Development State Office
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201
Palmer, AK 99645-6539
(907) 761-7707/FAX (907) 761-7783
Arizona
USDA Rural Development State Office
230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 206
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1706
(602) 280-8701/FAX (602) 280-8881
Arkansas
USDA Rural Development State Office
700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416
Little Rock, AR 72201-3225
(501) 301-3200/FAX (501) 301-3278
California
USDA Rural Development State Office
430 G Street, 4169
Davis, CA 95616-4169
(530) 792-5800/FAX (530) 792-5837
Colorado
USDA Rural Development State Office
Denver Federal Center
Building 56, Room 2300
Denver, CO 80225-0426
(720) 544-2903/FAX (720) 544-29781
Delaware-Maryland
USDA Rural Development State Office
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1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 857-3580/FAX (302) 857-3640
Florida/Virgin Islands
USDA Rural Development State Office
4440 NW 25th Place
Gainesville, FL 32614-7010
(352) 338-3402/FAX (352) 338-3405
Georgia
USDA Rural Development State Office
Stephens Federal Building
355 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601-2768
(706) 546-2162/FAX (706) 546-2152
Hawaii
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 311
154 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 933-8380/FAX (808) 933-8327
Idaho
USDA Rural Development State Office
9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 378-5600/FAX (208) 378-5643
Illinois
USDA Rural Development State Office
2118 West Park Court, Suite A
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 403-6200/FAX (217) 403-6243
Indiana
USDA Rural Development State Office
5975 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46278
(317) 290-3100 ext. 4/FAX (317) 290-3127
Iowa
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 873
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 284-4663/FAX (515) 284-4859
Kansas
USDA Rural Development State Office
1303 SW. First American Place, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66604-4040
(785) 271-2700/FAX (785) 271-2708
Kentucky
USDA Rural Development State Office
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 224-7300/FAX (859) 224-7340
Louisiana
USDA Rural Development State Office
3727 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302
(318) 473-7920/FAX (318) 473-7661
Maine
USDA Rural Development State Office
967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4
Bangor, ME 04401-2767
(207) 990-9160/FAX (207) 990-9165
Massachusetts/Rhode Island/Connecticut
USDA Rural Development State Office
451 West Street, Suite 2
Amherst, MA 01002-2999
(413) 253-4300/FAX (413) 253-4347
Michigan
USDA Rural Development State Office
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 324-5190/FAX (517) 324-5225
Minnesota
USDA Rural Development State Office
375 Jackson Street, Suite 410
St. Paul, MN 55101-1853
(651) 602-7800/FAX (651) 602-7824
Mississippi
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Suite 831
100 W. Capitol Street
Jackson, MS 39269-1608
(601) 965-4316/FAX (601) 965-4088
Missouri
USDA Rural Development State Office
601 Business Loop 70 West
Parkade Center, Suite 235
Columbia, MO 65203-2579
(573) 876-0976/FAX (573) 876-0977
Montana
USDA Rural Development State Office
2229 Boot Hill Court
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 585-2530/FAX (406) 585-2565
Nebraska
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 152
100 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln, NE 68508-3859
(402) 437-5551/FAX (402) 437-5408
Nevada
USDA Rural Development State Office
1390 South Curry Street
Carson City, NV 89703-9910
(775) 887-1222/FAX (775) 885-0841
New Jersey
USDA Rural Development State Office
8000 Midlantic Drive
5th Floor North, Suite 500
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-1522
(856) 787-7700/FAX (856) 787-7783
New Mexico
USDA Rural Development State Office
6200 Jefferson Street, NE., Room 255
Albuquerque, NM 87109-3434
(505) 761-4950/FAX (505) 761-4976
New York
USDA Rural Development State Office
The Galleries of Syracuse
441 South Salina Street, Suite 357
Syracuse, NY 13202-2541
(315) 477-6400/FAX (315) 477-6438
North Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 873-2000/FAX (919) 873-2075
North Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 208
220 East Rosser
Bismarck, ND 58502-1737
(701) 530-2037/FAX (701) 530-2111
Ohio
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 507
200 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-2418
(614) 255-2400/FAX (614) 255-2561
Oklahoma
USDA Rural Development State Office
100 USDA, Suite 108
Stillwater, OK 74074-2654
(405) 742-1000/FAX (405) 742-1005
Oregon
USDA Rural Development State Office
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801
Portland, OR 97232-1274
(503) 414-3300/FAX (503) 414-3387
Pennsylvania
USDA Rural Development State Office
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996
(717) 237-2299/FAX (717) 237-2191
Puerto Rico
USDA Rural Development State Office
IBM Building, Suite 601
654 Munos Rivera Avenue
San Juan, PR 00936-6106
(787) 766-5095/FAX (787) 766-5844
South Carolina
USDA Rural Development State Office
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007
Columbia, SC 29201-2449
(803) 765-5163/FAX (803) 765-5633
South Dakota
USDA Rural Development State Office
Federal Building, Room 210
200 Fourth Street, SW
Huron, SD 57350-2461
(605) 352-1100/FAX (605) 352-1146
Tennessee
USDA Rural Development State Office
3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203-1071
(615) 783-1300/FAX (615) 783-1301
Texas
USDA Rural Development State Office
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Federal Building, Suite 102
101 South Main
Temple, TX 76501-7651
(254) 742-9700/FAX (254) 742-9709
Utah
USDA Rural Development State Office
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
125 South State Street, Room 4311
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1106
(801) 524-4321/FAX (801) 524-4406
Vermont/New Hampshire
USDA Rural Development State Office
City Center, 3rd Floor
89 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602-4449
(802) 828-6080/FAX (802) 828-6076
Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office
Culpeper Building, Suite 238
1606 Santa Rosa Road
Richmond, VA 23229-5014
(804) 287-1550/FAX (804) 287-17518
Washington
USDA Rural Development State Office
1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite B
Olympia, WA 98512-5715
(360) 704-7740/FAX (360) 704-7742
West Virginia
USDA Rural Development State Office
1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 101
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 284-4860/FAX (304) 284-4891
Wisconsin
USDA Rural Development State Office
5417 Clem's Way
Stevens Point, WI 54482
(715) 345-7600/FAX (715) 345-7669
Wyoming
USDA Rural Development State Office
Dick Cheney Federal Building
100 East B Street, Room 1005
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 233-6700/FAX (307) 233-6727
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the information
collection requirements associated with the IRP, as covered in this
Notice, has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under OMB Control Number 0570-0062.
Overview
Federal Agency Name: Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
Solicitation Opportunity Title: Intermediary Relending Program.
Announcement Type: Initial announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: The Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance Number (CFDA) for this Notice is 10.767.
Dates: Completed applications must be received in the USDA Rural
Development State Offices no later than the Federal fiscal quarter
deadlines of March 29, 2013, and June 28, 2013, to be considered for
funds available in Fiscal Year 2013. Requests for set-aside funding
must be received by April 30, 2013. Unused set-aside funding will be
pooled and revert to the national reserve on July 1, 2013. Applications
received after a Federal fiscal quarter deadline will be reviewed and
evaluated for funding in the next Federal fiscal quarter. Completed
applications received after June 28, 2013, may be considered for
funding in Fiscal Year 2013, subject to availability of funds or will
be considered for award for funds available in the first quarter of
Fiscal Year 2014.
Availability of Notice and Rule. This Notice for the IRP is
available on the USDA Rural Development Web site at https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_IRP.html.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Purpose of the Intermediary Relending Program. The program
purpose is to provide direct loans to intermediaries that establish
programs for the purpose of providing loans to ultimate recipients for
business facilities and community developments in a rural area as
defined in 7 CFR 4274.301(b).
B. Statutory Authority. This program is authorized by the Secretary
of Agriculture via a note to 7 U.S.C. 1932.
C. Definition of Terms. The definitions applicable to this Notice
are published at 7 CFR 4274.302.
II. Award Information
A. Type of Award: Loan.
B. Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2013.
C. Funding Availability: Based on historical funding for the
program, the Agency anticipates the available program level in Fiscal
Year 2013 will approximate $17.7 million. Of this total, $2.5 million
will be available for Native American Set-Aside and $5.1 million will
be available for Mississippi Delta Region Counties Set-Aside. No awards
will be made until funding is available.
Requests for set-aside funding must be received by April 30, 2013.
Unused set-aside funding will be pooled and revert to the national
reserve on July 1, 2013, IRP regular funding must be obligated by
September 30, 2013. In the event some program funds allocated for a
particular quarter of Fiscal Year 2013 are not obligated, the remaining
unobligated funds will be carried over to the next Federal fiscal
quarter.
D. Approximate Number of Awards: 25.
E. Awards: Intermediaries submitting a loan request may receive a
maximum award up to $1 million. Requests for set-aside funding may
receive a maximum award up to $1 million.
F. Anticipated Award Dates:
June 28, 2013 for applications received by March 29, 2013.
September 20, 2013 for applications received by June 28,
2013.
December 31, 2013 for applications received by September
30, 2013.
III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible applicants. To be eligible for this program, the
applicant must meet the eligibility requirements in 7 CFR 4274.307.
B. Corporate Felony Convictions and Corporate Felony Tax
Delinquencies. Applications from corporate applicants, submitted under
this Notice must include Form AD 3030, ``Representations Regarding
Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants.''
Awards to corporate applicants, under this Notice will be required to
sign Form AD 3031, ``Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction or Tax
Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants.''
C. Cost share requirements. The IRP revolving fund share of the
eligible project cost of an intermediary's project funded under this
Notice shall not exceed 75 percent. The cost share requirement shall be
met by the intermediary in accordance with the requirements specified
in 7 CFR 4274.331(b).
D. Other eligibility requirements. Applications will only be
accepted from eligible intermediaries. Awards each Federal fiscal
quarter will be based on ranking with the highest ranking applications
being funded first, subject to available funding.
E. Completeness eligibility. All applications must be submitted as
a complete application, in one package. Applications will not be
considered for funding if they do not provide sufficient information to
determine eligibility or are otherwise not suitable for evaluation.
Such applications will be withdrawn.
IV. Fiscal Year 2013 Application and Submission Information
A. Application submittal. Loan applications must be submitted in
paper format. Applications may not be submitted by electronic mail.
Applications must be organized in the same order set forth in 7 CFR
4274.343(a). To ensure timely delivery, applicants are strongly
encouraged to
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submit their applications using an overnight, express, or parcel
delivery service.
All 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 or online at https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. This also includes sub-recipients.
Please note that applicants can locate the downloadable application
package for this program by the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number, which is 10.767.
B. Content and form of submission. An application must contain all
of the required elements outlined in 7 CFR 4274.343(a). Each
application must address the applicable scoring criteria presented in 7
CFR 4274.344(c).
C. Submission dates and times. The original complete application
must be received by the USDA Rural Development State Office no later
than 4:30 p.m. local time by the application deadline dates listed
above, regardless of the postmark date, in order to be considered for
funds available in that Federal fiscal quarter.
Unless withdrawn by the applicant, completed applications that have
not yet been funded will be retained by the Agency for consideration in
subsequent reviews through a total of four consecutive quarterly
reviews. Applications that remain unfunded after four quarterly
reviews, including the initial quarter in which the application was
completed, will not be considered further for an award. The applicant
must submit a new application at that time if it desires further
funding consideration.
V. Application Review Information
Awards under this Notice will be made on a competitive basis each
Federal fiscal quarter. Each application received in the USDA Rural
Development State Office will be reviewed, scored, and ranked to
determine if it is consistent with the program requirements.
Applications will be scored based on the applicable scoring criteria
contained in 7 CFR 4274.344(c).
VI. Award Administration Information
Successful applicants will receive notification for funding from
the USDA Rural Development State Office. Applicants must comply with
all applicable statutes and regulations before the award will be
approved. Unsuccessful applications will receive notification by mail.
VII. Agency Contacts
For general questions about this Notice, please contact your USDA
Rural Development State Office as provided in the Addresses section of
this Notice.
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
All applicants, in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, must have a DUNS
number, which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line
at 1-866-705-5711 or online at https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform.
Similarly, all grant applicants must be registered in the System for
Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting an application. Grant
applicants may register for the SAM at https://www.sam.gov. All
recipients of Federal financial assistance are required to report
information about first-tier sub-awards and executive total
compensation in accordance with 2 CFR part 170.
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: January 24, 2013.
Lillian E. Salerno,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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