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BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION
ADMINISTRATION
Office of Small Credit Unions (OSCUI)
Grant Program Access For Credit
Unions
National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA) is issuing a
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
to invite eligible credit unions to submit
applications for participation in the
OSCUI Grant Program (a.k.a.
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Community Development Revolving
Loan Fund (CDRLF)), subject to funding
availability. The OSCUI Grant Program
serves as a source of financial support,
in the form of technical assistance
grants, for credit unions serving
predominantly low-income members. It
also serves as a source of funding to
help low-income designated credit
unions (LICUs) respond to emergencies
arising in their communities.
DATES: The application open period for
the Multi-Initiative Application is June
17, 2013–July 12, 2013. For each
initiative funds may be exhausted prior
to the deadlines, at which time the
programs/funds will no longer be
available.
Applications must be
submitted online at
www.cybergrants.com/ncua/
applications.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Further information can be found at:
www.ncua.gov/OSCUI/grantsandloans.
For questions email: National Credit
Union Administration, Office of Small
Credit Union Initiatives at
OSCUIAPPS@ncua.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Description of Funding Opportunity
The purpose of the OSCUI Grant
Program is to assist specially designated
credit unions in providing basic
financial services to their low-income
members to stimulate economic
activities in their communities. Through
the OSCUI Grant Program, NCUA
provides financial support in the form
of technical assistance grants to LICUs.
These funds help improve and expand
the availability of financial services to
these members. The OSCUI Grant
Program also serves as a source of
funding to help LICUs respond to
emergencies. The Grant Program
consists of Congressional appropriations
that are administered by OSCUI, an
office of the NCUA.
From June 17, 2013 to July 12, 2013,
2013 OSCUI will accept applications
from credit unions under the 2013
Multi-Initiative Application. OSCUI will
provide funding up to $24,000 per
credit union for the following
initiatives: Staff & Volunteer Training,
Collaboration, Computer
Modernization, Financial Capability,
New Retail Location for Home Based
CUs, and New Product/Service
Development.
Additional information about the
OSCUI Grant Program, including more
details regarding the other funding
initiatives, amount of funds available,
funding priorities, permissible uses of
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funds, funding limits, deadlines and
other pertinent details, are periodically
published in NCUA Letters to Credit
Unions, in the OSCUI e-newsletter and
on the NCUA Web site at
www.ncua.gov/OSCUI/GrantsandLoans.
A. Program Regulation: Part 705 of
NCUA’s regulations implements the
OSCUI Grant and Loan Program. 12 CFR
part 705. A revised Part 705 was
published on November 2, 2011. 76 FR
67583. Additional requirements are
found at 12 CFR Parts 701 and 741.
Applicants should review these
regulations in addition to this NOFO.
Each capitalized term in this NOFO is
more fully defined in the regulations
and grant guidelines. For the purposes
of this NOFO, an Applicant is a
Qualifying Credit Union that submits a
complete Application to NCUA under
the OSCUI Grant Program.
B. Funds Availability: Congress has
appropriated approximately $1 million
to the OSCUI Grant Program for Fiscal
Years 2013–2014. NCUA expects to
award the entire amount appropriated
under this NOFO. NCUA reserves the
right to: (i) Award more or less than the
amount appropriated; (ii) fund, in whole
or in part, any, all, or none of the
applications submitted in response to
this NOFO; and (iii) reallocate funds
from the amount that is anticipated to
be available under this NOFO to other
programs, particularly if NCUA
determines that the number of awards
made under this NOFO is fewer than
projected.
II. Description of Grant Program
OSCUI grants are made to LICUs that
meet the requirements in the program
regulation and this NOFO, subject to
funds availability.
A. Eligibility Requirements: The
regulations specify the requirements a
credit union must meet in order to be
eligible to apply for assistance under
this NOFO. See 12 CFR part 705. A
credit union must be a LICU, or
equivalent in the case of a Qualifying
State-chartered Credit Union, in order to
participate in the OSCUI Grant Program.
Requirements for obtaining the
designation are found at 12 CFR 701.34.
B. Permissible Uses of Funds: NCUA
will consider requests for funds
consistent with the purpose of the
OSCUI Grant Program. 12 CFR 705.1.
Per § 705.10 of the regulation
permissible uses for the grant fund
include: (i) Development of new
products or services for members
including new or expanded share draft
or credit card programs; (ii) Partnership
arrangements with community based
service organizations or government
agencies; (iii) Enhancement and support
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credit union internal capacity to serve
its members and better enable it to
provide financial services to the
community in which the credit union is
located.
NCUA will consider other proposed
uses of funds that in its sole discretion
it determines are consistent with the
purpose of the OSCUI Grant Program,
the requirements of the regulations, and
this NOFO.
C. The Initiatives: 1. The Staff &
Volunteer Training: This initiative will
provide funds up to $3,000 to qualifying
credit unions that need assistance
offsetting the cost of training.
2. The Collaboration: This initiative
will provide grant funding up to
$24,000 for credit unions that partner
with other credit union participants for
a long term cost-saving collaboration
that is scalable and replicable.
3. The Computer Modernization: This
initiative will fund manually operated
credit unions that do not have
computers to purchase hardware and
software necessary to convert to
computerized operations. The
maximum award amount for this
initiative is $7,500 per credit union.
4. The Financial Capability: This
initiative provides funding up $10,000
per credit union for financial education
projects that improve financial
capability in the community. This
includes implementing programs that
result in consumer outcomes that show
improvements in how consumers make
financial decisions.
5. New Retail Location for Home
Based Credit Unions: This initiative will
fund up to $10,000 for credit unions
that wish to relocate from a home-based
office to a retail location. The funds can
be used to assist the planning process,
acquisition of property/land, renovation
of an office, equipment purchases, and/
or moving expenses.
6. New Product/Service Development:
This initiative will fund qualifying
credit unions up to $15,000 for projects
that develop a new product/service to
better serve its members. Only products/
services that are not already offered to
the credit union’s membership will be
considered.
D. Terms: The specific terms and
conditions governing a grant will be
established in the grant guidelines for
each initiative.
III. Application Requirements
A. Application Form: The application
and related documents can be found on
NCUA’s Web site at www.ncua.gov/
OSCUI/GrantsandLoans.
B. Minimum Application Content:
Each Applicant must complete and
submit information regarding the
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applicant and requested funding. In
addition, applicants will be required to
certify applications prior to submission.
1. DUNS Number: Based on an Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
policy directive effective October 31,
2003, credit unions must have a Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number issued by Dun and Bradstreet
(D&B) in order to be eligible to receive
funding from the OSCUI Grant Program.
NCUA will not consider an Application
that does not include a valid DUNS
number. Such an Application will be
deemed incomplete and will be
declined. Information on how to obtain
a DUNS number may be found on D&B’s
Web site at https://fedgov.dnb.com/
webform or by calling D&B, toll-free, at
1–866–705–5711.
2. Employer Identification Number:
Each Application must include a valid
and current Employer Identification
Number (EIN) issued by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NCUA
will not consider an application that
does not include a valid and current
EIN. Such an Application will be
deemed incomplete and will be
declined. Information on how to obtain
an EIN may be found on the IRS’s Web
site at www.irs.gov.
3. Application: An Applicant
requesting a grant must complete an
online grant application form which
includes required responses. The
required responses will address the
proposed use of funds and how the
credit union will assess the impact of
the funding.
C. Submission of Application: Under
this NOFO, Applications must be
submitted online at
www.cybergrants.com/ncua/
applications.
IV. Application Review
A. Review Process: 1. Eligibility and
Completeness Review: NCUA will
review each Application to determine
whether it is complete and that the
Applicant meets the eligibility
requirements described in the
Regulations, Section II of this NOFO,
and the grant guidelines. An incomplete
Application or one that does not meet
the eligibility requirements will be
declined without further consideration.
2. Substantive Review: After an
Applicant is determined eligible and its
Application is determined complete,
NCUA will conduct a substantive
review in accordance with the criteria
and procedures described in the
Regulations, this NOFO, and the grant
guidelines. NCUA reserves the right to
contact the Applicant during its review
for the purpose of clarifying or
confirming information contained in the
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Application. If so contacted, the
Applicant must respond within the time
specified by NCUA or NCUA, in its sole
discretion, may decline the application
without further consideration.
3. Evaluation and Scoring: The
evaluation criteria for each initiative
will be more fully described in the grant
guidelines.
4. Input from Examiners: NCUA will
not approve an award to a credit union
for which it’s NCUA regional examining
office or State Supervisory Agency
(SSA), if applicable, indicates it has
safety and soundness concerns. If the
NCUA regional office or SSA identifies
a safety and soundness concern, OSCUI,
in conjunction with the regional office
or SSA, will assess whether the
condition of the Applicant is adequate
to undertake the activities for which
funding is requested, and the
obligations of the loan and its
conditions. NCUA, in its sole discretion,
may defer decision on funding an
Application until the credit union’s
safety and soundness conditions
improve.
V. Award Process
A. Award Selection: In general, NCUA
will make its award selections based on
a consistent scoring system where each
applicant will receive an individual
score. NCUA will consider the impact of
the funding. When grant demand is high
applications may be ranked based on
the aforementioned in addition to
factors listed in the grant guidelines.
B. Notice of Award: NCUA will notify
each Applicant of its funding decision.
Notification will generally be by email.
Applicants that are approved for
funding will also receive instructions on
how to proceed with the reimbursement
request for disbursement of funds.
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VI. Post-Award Requirements
A. Reporting Requirements: Each
awarded credit union must submit a
reimbursement request in order to
receive the awarded funds. The
reimbursement requirements are
specific to each initiative. In general, the
reimbursement request will require an
explanation of the impact of funding
and any success or failure to meet
objectives for use of proceeds, outcome,
or impact. NCUA, in its sole discretion,
may modify these requirements.
VII. Agency Contacts
A. Methods of Contact: For further
information, contact NCUA by email at
OSCUIAPPS@ncua.gov.
B. Information Technology Support:
People who have visual or mobility
impairments that prevent them from
using NCUA’s Web site should call
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(703) 518–6610 for guidance (this is not
a toll free number).
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(7)(I), 1766, 1782, 1784, 1785 and 1786; 12
CFR part 705.
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By the National Credit Union
Administration Board on May 31, 2013.
Mary F. Rupp,
Secretary of the Board.
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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
Office of Small Credit Unions (OSCUI) Grant Program Access For
Credit Unions
AGENCY: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity.
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SUMMARY: The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is issuing a
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite eligible credit unions
to submit applications for participation in the OSCUI Grant Program
(a.k.a. Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF)), subject to
funding availability. The OSCUI Grant Program serves as a source of
financial support, in the form of technical assistance grants, for
credit unions serving predominantly low-income members. It also serves
as a source of funding to help low-income designated credit unions
(LICUs) respond to emergencies arising in their communities.
DATES: The application open period for the Multi-Initiative Application
is June 17, 2013-July 12, 2013. For each initiative funds may be
exhausted prior to the deadlines, at which time the programs/funds will
no longer be available.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted online at
www.cybergrants.com/ncua/applications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information can be found at:
www.ncua.gov/OSCUI/grantsandloans. For questions email: National Credit
Union Administration, Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives at
OSCUIAPPS@ncua.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Description of Funding Opportunity
The purpose of the OSCUI Grant Program is to assist specially
designated credit unions in providing basic financial services to their
low-income members to stimulate economic activities in their
communities. Through the OSCUI Grant Program, NCUA provides financial
support in the form of technical assistance grants to LICUs. These
funds help improve and expand the availability of financial services to
these members. The OSCUI Grant Program also serves as a source of
funding to help LICUs respond to emergencies. The Grant Program
consists of Congressional appropriations that are administered by
OSCUI, an office of the NCUA.
From June 17, 2013 to July 12, 2013, 2013 OSCUI will accept
applications from credit unions under the 2013 Multi-Initiative
Application. OSCUI will provide funding up to $24,000 per credit union
for the following initiatives: Staff & Volunteer Training,
Collaboration, Computer Modernization, Financial Capability, New Retail
Location for Home Based CUs, and New Product/Service Development.
Additional information about the OSCUI Grant Program, including
more details regarding the other funding initiatives, amount of funds
available, funding priorities, permissible uses of
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funds, funding limits, deadlines and other pertinent details, are
periodically published in NCUA Letters to Credit Unions, in the OSCUI
e-newsletter and on the NCUA Web site at www.ncua.gov/OSCUI/
GrantsandLoans.
A. Program Regulation: Part 705 of NCUA's regulations implements
the OSCUI Grant and Loan Program. 12 CFR part 705. A revised Part 705
was published on November 2, 2011. 76 FR 67583. Additional requirements
are found at 12 CFR Parts 701 and 741. Applicants should review these
regulations in addition to this NOFO. Each capitalized term in this
NOFO is more fully defined in the regulations and grant guidelines. For
the purposes of this NOFO, an Applicant is a Qualifying Credit Union
that submits a complete Application to NCUA under the OSCUI Grant
Program.
B. Funds Availability: Congress has appropriated approximately $1
million to the OSCUI Grant Program for Fiscal Years 2013-2014. NCUA
expects to award the entire amount appropriated under this NOFO. NCUA
reserves the right to: (i) Award more or less than the amount
appropriated; (ii) fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the
applications submitted in response to this NOFO; and (iii) reallocate
funds from the amount that is anticipated to be available under this
NOFO to other programs, particularly if NCUA determines that the number
of awards made under this NOFO is fewer than projected.
II. Description of Grant Program
OSCUI grants are made to LICUs that meet the requirements in the
program regulation and this NOFO, subject to funds availability.
A. Eligibility Requirements: The regulations specify the
requirements a credit union must meet in order to be eligible to apply
for assistance under this NOFO. See 12 CFR part 705. A credit union
must be a LICU, or equivalent in the case of a Qualifying State-
chartered Credit Union, in order to participate in the OSCUI Grant
Program. Requirements for obtaining the designation are found at 12 CFR
701.34.
B. Permissible Uses of Funds: NCUA will consider requests for funds
consistent with the purpose of the OSCUI Grant Program. 12 CFR 705.1.
Per Sec. 705.10 of the regulation permissible uses for the grant fund
include: (i) Development of new products or services for members
including new or expanded share draft or credit card programs; (ii)
Partnership arrangements with community based service organizations or
government agencies; (iii) Enhancement and support credit union
internal capacity to serve its members and better enable it to provide
financial services to the community in which the credit union is
located.
NCUA will consider other proposed uses of funds that in its sole
discretion it determines are consistent with the purpose of the OSCUI
Grant Program, the requirements of the regulations, and this NOFO.
C. The Initiatives: 1. The Staff & Volunteer Training: This
initiative will provide funds up to $3,000 to qualifying credit unions
that need assistance offsetting the cost of training.
2. The Collaboration: This initiative will provide grant funding up
to $24,000 for credit unions that partner with other credit union
participants for a long term cost-saving collaboration that is scalable
and replicable.
3. The Computer Modernization: This initiative will fund manually
operated credit unions that do not have computers to purchase hardware
and software necessary to convert to computerized operations. The
maximum award amount for this initiative is $7,500 per credit union.
4. The Financial Capability: This initiative provides funding up
$10,000 per credit union for financial education projects that improve
financial capability in the community. This includes implementing
programs that result in consumer outcomes that show improvements in how
consumers make financial decisions.
5. New Retail Location for Home Based Credit Unions: This
initiative will fund up to $10,000 for credit unions that wish to
relocate from a home-based office to a retail location. The funds can
be used to assist the planning process, acquisition of property/land,
renovation of an office, equipment purchases, and/or moving expenses.
6. New Product/Service Development: This initiative will fund
qualifying credit unions up to $15,000 for projects that develop a new
product/service to better serve its members. Only products/services
that are not already offered to the credit union's membership will be
considered.
D. Terms: The specific terms and conditions governing a grant will
be established in the grant guidelines for each initiative.
III. Application Requirements
A. Application Form: The application and related documents can be
found on NCUA's Web site at www.ncua.gov/OSCUI/GrantsandLoans.
B. Minimum Application Content: Each Applicant must complete and
submit information regarding the applicant and requested funding. In
addition, applicants will be required to certify applications prior to
submission.
1. DUNS Number: Based on an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
policy directive effective October 31, 2003, credit unions must have a
Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number issued by Dun and
Bradstreet (D&B) in order to be eligible to receive funding from the
OSCUI Grant Program. NCUA will not consider an Application that does
not include a valid DUNS number. Such an Application will be deemed
incomplete and will be declined. Information on how to obtain a DUNS
number may be found on D&B's Web site at https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform
or by calling D&B, toll-free, at 1-866-705-5711.
2. Employer Identification Number: Each Application must include a
valid and current Employer Identification Number (EIN) issued by the
U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). NCUA will not consider an
application that does not include a valid and current EIN. Such an
Application will be deemed incomplete and will be declined. Information
on how to obtain an EIN may be found on the IRS's Web site at
www.irs.gov.
3. Application: An Applicant requesting a grant must complete an
online grant application form which includes required responses. The
required responses will address the proposed use of funds and how the
credit union will assess the impact of the funding.
C. Submission of Application: Under this NOFO, Applications must be
submitted online at www.cybergrants.com/ncua/applications.
IV. Application Review
A. Review Process: 1. Eligibility and Completeness Review: NCUA
will review each Application to determine whether it is complete and
that the Applicant meets the eligibility requirements described in the
Regulations, Section II of this NOFO, and the grant guidelines. An
incomplete Application or one that does not meet the eligibility
requirements will be declined without further consideration.
2. Substantive Review: After an Applicant is determined eligible
and its Application is determined complete, NCUA will conduct a
substantive review in accordance with the criteria and procedures
described in the Regulations, this NOFO, and the grant guidelines. NCUA
reserves the right to contact the Applicant during its review for the
purpose of clarifying or confirming information contained in the
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Application. If so contacted, the Applicant must respond within the
time specified by NCUA or NCUA, in its sole discretion, may decline the
application without further consideration.
3. Evaluation and Scoring: The evaluation criteria for each
initiative will be more fully described in the grant guidelines.
4. Input from Examiners: NCUA will not approve an award to a credit
union for which it's NCUA regional examining office or State
Supervisory Agency (SSA), if applicable, indicates it has safety and
soundness concerns. If the NCUA regional office or SSA identifies a
safety and soundness concern, OSCUI, in conjunction with the regional
office or SSA, will assess whether the condition of the Applicant is
adequate to undertake the activities for which funding is requested,
and the obligations of the loan and its conditions. NCUA, in its sole
discretion, may defer decision on funding an Application until the
credit union's safety and soundness conditions improve.
V. Award Process
A. Award Selection: In general, NCUA will make its award selections
based on a consistent scoring system where each applicant will receive
an individual score. NCUA will consider the impact of the funding. When
grant demand is high applications may be ranked based on the
aforementioned in addition to factors listed in the grant guidelines.
B. Notice of Award: NCUA will notify each Applicant of its funding
decision. Notification will generally be by email. Applicants that are
approved for funding will also receive instructions on how to proceed
with the reimbursement request for disbursement of funds.
VI. Post-Award Requirements
A. Reporting Requirements: Each awarded credit union must submit a
reimbursement request in order to receive the awarded funds. The
reimbursement requirements are specific to each initiative. In general,
the reimbursement request will require an explanation of the impact of
funding and any success or failure to meet objectives for use of
proceeds, outcome, or impact. NCUA, in its sole discretion, may modify
these requirements.
VII. Agency Contacts
A. Methods of Contact: For further information, contact NCUA by
email at OSCUIAPPS@ncua.gov.
B. Information Technology Support: People who have visual or
mobility impairments that prevent them from using NCUA's Web site
should call (703) 518-6610 for guidance (this is not a toll free
number).
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1756, 1757(5)(D), and (7)(I), 1766, 1782,
1784, 1785 and 1786; 12 CFR part 705.
By the National Credit Union Administration Board on May 31,
2013.
Mary F. Rupp,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2013-13169 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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