Notice of Processing Timeline Change for the Rural Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year 2023, 63053-63054 [2023-19868]
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Recipients on race, sex, and national
origin and also ensure that Ultimate
Recipients collect and maintain this
data. Race and ethnicity data will be
collected in accordance with the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
Federal Register notice, ‘‘Revisions to
the Standards for the Classification of
Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity’’ (62
FR 58782), October 30, 1997. Sex data
will be collected in accordance with
Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972. These items should not be
submitted with the application but
should be made available upon request
by the Agency.
The applicant and the Ultimate
Recipients must comply with title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, the Age Discrimination Act of
1975, Executive Order 12250, Executive
Order 13166 Limited English
Proficiency (LEP), and 7 CFR part 1901,
subpart E.
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s)
For general questions about this
notice see the point of contact provided
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice.
H. Build America, Buy America Act
Funding to Non-Federal Entities.
Awardees that are Non-Federal Entities,
defined pursuant to 2 CFR 200.1 as any
State, local government, Indian Tribe,
Institution of Higher Education, or
nonprofit organization, shall be
governed by the requirements of section
70914 of the Build America, Buy
America Act (BABAA) within the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(Pub. L. 117–58). Any requests for
waiver of these requirements must be
submitted pursuant to USDA’s guidance
available online at https://
www.usda.gov/ocfo/federal-financialassistance-policy/
USDABuyAmericaWaiver.
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I. Other Information
1. Paperwork Reduction Act. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the information collection
requirements associated with the
programs, as covered in this notice,
have been approved by Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
OMB Control Number 0570–0021.
2. National Environmental Policy Act:
All recipients under this Notice are
subject to the requirements of 7 CFR
part 1970 and must comply in
accordance with 7 CFR 4274.305(b).
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3. Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act. All applicants,
in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, must
be registered in SAM and have a UEI
number as stated in Section D.3. of this
notice. 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.
4. Civil Rights Act. All loans made
under this notice are subject to title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as
required by USDA (7 CFR part 15,
subpart A—Nondiscrimination in
Federally-Assisted Programs of the
Department of Agriculture—Effectuation
of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964) and section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title VIII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1968, title IX,
Executive Order 13166 (Limited English
Proficiency), Executive Order 11246,
and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of
1974.
5. Nondiscrimination Statement. In
accordance with Federal civil rights
laws and USDA civil rights regulations
and policies, the USDA, its Mission
Areas, agencies, staff offices, employees,
and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Program information may be made
available in languages other than
English. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means of
communication to obtain program
information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language)
should contact the responsible Mission
Area, agency, or staff office or the 711
Relay Service.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, a complainant should
complete a Form AD–3027, USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint
Form, which can be obtained online at
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/
files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any
USDA office, by calling (866) 632–9992,
or by writing a letter addressed to
USDA. The letter must contain the
complainant’s name, address, telephone
number, and a written description of the
alleged discriminatory action in
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sufficient detail to inform the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about
the nature and date of an alleged civil
rights violation. The completed AD–
3027 form or letter must be submitted to
USDA by:
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–9410; or,
(2) Fax: (833) 256–1665 or (202) 690–
7442; or
(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider, employer, and lender.
Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service. USDA Rural Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS–22–BUSINESS–0029]
Notice of Processing Timeline Change
for the Rural Energy for America
Program for Fiscal Year 2023
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (the Agency) is
issuing a notice of the Agency’s
intention to remove the self-imposed
restriction that all Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
applications that were submitted under
the Rural Energy for America Program
(REAP) prior to June 30, 2023, and were
not funded in the national unrestricted
pooling competitions, must be
withdrawn.
SUMMARY:
This notice is effective
September 14, 2023.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Burns, Program Management
Division, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, United States Department of
Agriculture, 774–678–7238 or email
CPgrants@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Agency published two funding
opportunity notices and a correction
notice in the Federal Register for REAP
for FY23. The first notice published
December 16, 2022 (87 FR 77059), the
second notice on March 31, 2023 (88 FR
19239), and the correction notice
published May 31, 2023 (88 FR 34823).
The two funding notices state that
obligations will take place through
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September 30, 2023, and complete and
eligible applications which were not
funded in the national unrestricted
pooling must be withdrawn. The
Agency is removing the self-imposed
deadline on the national unrestricted
pooling competitions for FY23 due to
the overwhelming response to REAP for
FY 2023. The Agency will continue
processing applications received by
June 30, 2023, into the first quarter of
FY 2024 for participation in these
national competitions. Unfunded
applications from the national
competitions will not be moved into the
next FY 2024 funding cycle and must be
withdrawn.
Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS–23–BUSINESS–0012]
Notice of Solicitation of Applications
for the Rural Microentrepreneur
Assistance Program for Fiscal Year
2024
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBCS or Agency),
an agency of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Rural Development (RD), is making an
initial announcement to invite
applications for loans and grants under
the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance
Program (RMAP) for fiscal year (FY)
2024, subject to the availability of
funding. This notice is being issued
prior to the passage of a FY 2024
Appropriations Act, which may or may
not provide funding for this program, in
order to allow applicants sufficient time
to leverage financing, prepare and
submit their applications, and give the
Agency time to process applications
within FY 2024. Based on FY 2023
appropriated funding, the Agency
estimates that approximately
$29,000,000 will be available for FY
2024. Successful applications will be
selected by the Agency for funding and
subsequently awarded to the extent that
funding may ultimately be made
available through appropriations. All
applicants are responsible for any
expenses incurred in developing their
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applications or any costs incurred prior
to the obligation date.
DATES: The deadlines for completed
applications to be received in the RD
State Office for quarterly funding
competitions are no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern time on: First Quarter,
September 30, 2023; Second Quarter,
December 31, 2023; Third Quarter,
March 31, 2024; and Fourth Quarter,
June 30, 2024. If the due date falls on
a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday,
the application is due the next business
day.
The subsequent microlender technical
assistance grant (existing
Microenterprise Development
Organizations (MDOs) with a
microentrepreneur revolving loan fund)
will be made, non-competitively, based
on the microlender’s microlending
activity and availability of funds. To
determine the microlender technical
assistance grant awards for FY2024, if
available, the Agency will use the
microlender’s outstanding balance of
microloans as of June 30, 2024, to
calculate the eligible grant amount.
MDOs that are in compliance with the
terms of their loan agreement may apply
for this annual grant.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be
submitted electronically to the RD State
Office for the State where the project is
located. Applicants are encouraged to
contact their respective RD State Office
for an email contact to submit an
electronic application prior to the
submission deadline date(s). A list of
the RD State Office contacts can be
found at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/
contact-us/state-offices. This funding
opportunity will be made available for
informational purposes on
www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shamika Johnson at shamika.johnson@
usda.gov, Program Management
Division, Business Programs, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop
3226, Room 5160–S, Washington, DC
20250–3226, or call (202) 720–1400. For
further information on this notice,
please contact the RD State Office in the
State in which the applicant’s
headquarters is located. A list of RD
State Office contacts is provided at the
following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/
contact-us/state-offices.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Awarding Agency Name:
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
(RBCS).
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Funding Opportunity Title: Rural
Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
(RMAP).
Announcement Type: Notice of
Solicitation of Application (NOSA).
Funding Opportunity Number: RD–
RBCS–24–RMAP.
Assistance Listing: 10.870.
Dates: The deadlines for completed
applications to be received in the RD
State Office for quarterly funding
competitions are no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern time on: First Quarter,
September 30, 2023; Second Quarter,
December 31, 2023; Third Quarter,
March 31, 2024, and Fourth Quarter,
June 30, 2024.
Rural Development Key Priorities: The
Agency encourages applicants to
consider projects that will advance the
following key priorities (more details
available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/
priority-points):
• Assisting rural communities recover
economically through more and better
market opportunities and through
improved infrastructure;
• Ensuring all rural residents have
equitable access to RD programs and
benefits from RD funded projects; and
• Reducing climate pollution and
increasing resilience to the impacts of
climate change through economic
support to rural communities.
A. Program Description
1. Purpose of the Program. The
purpose of RMAP is to support the
development and ongoing success of
rural microentrepreneurs and
microenterprises, each as defined in 7
CFR 4280.302. RMAP provides the
following types of support: loan only,
combination loan and technical
assistance grant, and subsequent
technical assistance grants to
microenterprise development
organizations (MDOs). Loan funds are
used by the MDO to establish or
recapitalize a revolving loan program for
making microloans to a rural
microentrepreneur business. Grant
funds are used by the MDO to provide
technical assistance and
entrepreneurship training to rural
individuals and businesses.
2. Statutory and Regulatory Authority.
RMAP is authorized by Section 379E of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (Pub. L. 87–128), as
amended, and is codified as 7 U.S.C.
2008s and implemented by 7 CFR part
4280, subpart D.
3. Definitions. The definitions
applicable to this notice are published
at 7 CFR 4280.302.
4. Application Awards. The Agency
will review, evaluate, and score
applications received in response to this
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
[Docket #: RBS-22-BUSINESS-0029]
Notice of Processing Timeline Change for the Rural Energy for
America Program for Fiscal Year 2023
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (the Agency) is issuing
a notice of the Agency's intention to remove the self-imposed
restriction that all Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 applications that were
submitted under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) prior to
June 30, 2023, and were not funded in the national unrestricted pooling
competitions, must be withdrawn.
DATES: This notice is effective September 14, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Burns, Program Management
Division, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, United States Department
of Agriculture, 774-678-7238 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Agency published two funding opportunity notices and a
correction notice in the Federal Register for REAP for FY23. The first
notice published December 16, 2022 (87 FR 77059), the second notice on
March 31, 2023 (88 FR 19239), and the correction notice published May
31, 2023 (88 FR 34823). The two funding notices state that obligations
will take place through
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September 30, 2023, and complete and eligible applications which were
not funded in the national unrestricted pooling must be withdrawn. The
Agency is removing the self-imposed deadline on the national
unrestricted pooling competitions for FY23 due to the overwhelming
response to REAP for FY 2023. The Agency will continue processing
applications received by June 30, 2023, into the first quarter of FY
2024 for participation in these national competitions. Unfunded
applications from the national competitions will not be moved into the
next FY 2024 funding cycle and must be withdrawn.
Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
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