**U. S. Department of Agriculture**

**Rural Utilities Service**

**1400 Independence Avenue SW**

**STOP 1570**

**Washington, DC 20250**

**PROCEDURE NOTICE**

**EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 1997 NOTICE NO: WW-5**

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  **NOTICE**

  **RUS Staff Instruction 1780-5 is being issued for the first time. The
  instruction will be available from the water and waste home page, which
  can be accessed at \"http: // www.usda.gov/rus/water/\".**
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| RUS STAFF INSTRUCTION 1780-5      | **This staff instruction         |
|                                   | provides the information on WW   |
|                                   | funding and allocations to       |
|                                   | States which was previously      |
|                                   | issued in Water and Waste        |
|                                   | Disposal's attachment to FmHA    |
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|                                   | **The more general guidance      |
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|                                   | Instruction 1940-L itself is now |
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

**STAFF INSTRUCTION 1780-5**

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| **SUBJECT:**                | Water and Waste Loan and Grant         |
|                             |                                        |
|                             | Allocations - FY 1998                  |
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| **TO:**                     | State Directors, Rural Development     |
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| **ATTN.:**                  | Rural Utilities Program Directors      |
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| **EFFECTIVE DATE:**         | Date of Approval                       |
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| **EXPIRATION DATE:**        | September 30, 1998                     |
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| **OFFICE OF PRIMARY         | Assistant Administrator,               |
| INTEREST:**                 |                                        |
|                             | Water and Environmental Programs       |
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| **PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS:**  | None                                   |
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| **FILING INSTRUCTIONS:**    | File behind RUS Instruction 1780       |
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| **PURPOSE:**                | To inform field offices of allocation  |
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|                             | related information for FY 1998.       |
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RUS Staff Instruction 1780-5

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**WATER AND WASTE LOAN AND GRANT ALLOCATIONS - FY 1998**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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                                                    Page

                                                    

  I. General Policies and Requirements              2

                                                    

  II\. Funds Not Distributed to States              4

                                                    

  III\. State Allocations                           6

                                                    

  IV\. "Buy American" Clause                        9
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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL

**I. [General]{.underline}.** This Staff Instruction provides the Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) Water and Waste (WW) loan and grant funding
allocations for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998.

**A. [Allocations]{.underline}**. Allocations for individual States have
been calculated in accordance with §1780.18 of RUS Instruction 1780.

1\. All loan, grant, and guaranteed funds will be utilized in accordance
with our original mission as a provider of supervised and affordable
credit to communities with the greatest need. To the maximum extent
possible after considering all pertinent factors throughout the State,
funds should be directed to the smallest communities with the lowest per
capita incomes. This objective will be a significant factor in
distributing National Reserve funds.

2\. State and Tribal Strategic Plans should provide for a coordinated
and comprehensive process for needs assessment, project prioritization,
and targeting of funds for the year and, in more general terms, for the
5-year period to be covered by the plans. If they do not, necessary
additions or modifications to those sections of the plans should be
made.

3\. The Water 2000 goal of safe, affordable drinking water in all rural
households by the year 2000 should be fully considered and reflected in
the State plan, just as it will be considered and practiced by the
National Office in managing and distributing reserve funds.

4\. Applicants should be referred to commercial sources of credit if
analysis indicates that they may be able to obtain such credit and
maintain reasonable user rates.

**B. [Amount Appropriated]{.underline}.** A single amount of budget
authority for all WW programs was appropriated under the Rural Community
Advancement Program (RCAP). The amount appropriated was
**\$577,242,000**. The program level amounts to be made available for
direct loans and grants were then determined by the Agency based on
anticipated needs for the year. Providing a single amount of budget
authority will continue to allow the Agency the flexibility to determine
and adjust loan and grant levels to better meet program needs. The
funding levels and State allocations are described below.

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**C. [Transfers between direct loan and grant]{.underline}**. State
Directors may transfer up to 20 percent of their initial direct loan and
grant allocations between the two programs. Transfers between direct
loan and grant should be based on thorough analysis of all available
information on needs in the State. Careful consideration should be given
to the impact transfers will have. Transfers from grant to loan will
increase the total amount of funds available, which could allow serving
a larger number of projects and/or users. Serving more low income
residents in sparsely populated areas may require a transfer from loan
to grant to produce a higher level of grant funds. This would result in
a lower level of total program dollars for the year; however, it would
be consistent with the goal of serving the smallest communities with the
lowest incomes.

The impact of transferring funds is dependent on the direct loan subsidy
factor established for the year. Since the subsidy factor for grant
funds is 1.0, the grant program level is equal to the budget authority
amount. The program level for loan funds, however, is considerably
higher; it is determined by dividing the **budget authority amount** by
**the subsidy factor**. The direct loan subsidy factor for FY 1998 is
**.0976**. The following are examples of the impact transfers would have
under the 20 percent limit:

Maximum transfer of ***grant*** to ***direct loan***:

\$8,000,000 - Initial grant allocation

\$1,600,000 - 20 percent of allocation (Grant allocation decrease)

\$1,600,000 ÷ .0976 = \$16,393,443

**\$ 16,393,443 - Direct loan allocation increase** (program level)

Maximum transfer of ***direct loan*** to ***grant***:

\$14,000,000 - Initial direct loan allocation (program level)

\$ 2,800,000 - 20 percent of allocation (Direct loan allocation
decrease)

\$2,800,000 x .0976 = \$273,280

**\$ 273,280 - Grant allocation increase**

Because of accounting system limitations, the National Office will
continue to make transfers on behalf of the State Director in FY 1998.
To minimize the burden of making transfers, each State should limit
transfers to two during the year. To allow for sufficient time for
processing in the National Office, requests

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should be submitted at least ten working days before they are needed.
Requests submitted less than ten days before the pooling dates may not
be processed.

**D. [Apportionment]{.underline}**. State allocations are made on an
annual basis; however, the National Office receives apportionments of
loan funds on a quarterly basis. If States collectively request
obligations greater than the amount apportioned for a quarter, there may
not be sufficient funds to honor all obligations requested in that
quarter.

**II. [Funds Not Distributed to States]{.underline}.**

The following are funded out of the overall budget authority
appropriation for WW programs, but are not distributed to States on a
formula basis.

**A. [Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC)]{.underline}.**
The Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 1998 earmarked
**\$18,700,000** of budget authority for loans and grants. These funds
will be kept in a reserve controlled by the National Office. Funds may
be requested in the same manner as requesting reserve funds for regular
programs. Projects should be modest in design, size, and cost to allow
for the best utilization of funds and serve the largest possible number
of needy communities. State Directors are responsible for reviewing
requests to determine if the proposed project is specifically identified
in the EZ/EC Strategic Plan and approved benchmark documents. This
determination should be included with the request for funds
Additionally, information similar to the project announcement
information that is to be submitted to LAPIS should be attached to the
request for funds. EZ/EC funds will be available through **June 30,
1998**. After that date, any unobligated funds may revert to regular
program use, including funds that have been allocated to States for a
specific EZ/EC project, but not yet obligated by the State. The
following amounts are available:

  ------------------------------ -------------------------- ----------------------
                                 **[Budget                  **[Program
                                 Authority]{.underline}**   Level]{.underline}**

                                                            

  Water and Waste Loans          \$1,400,000                **\$14,344,262**

                                                            

  Water and Waste Grants         \$17,300,000               **\$17,300,000**
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**B. [Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) Grants and Solid Waste
Management Grants]{.underline}.** Funds for both programs are retained
and obligated by the National Office. The following amounts are
available:

  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------
  Technical Assistance and Training Grants           **\$15,000,000**

                                                     

  Solid Waste Management Grants                      **\$2,600,000**
  -------------------------------------------------- --------------------

**C. [Section 306C WW Grants (Colonias)]{.underline}.** The amount
available is **\$20 million** for Section 306C WW Grants and the Rural
Housing (RH) individual grant program in the States listed below. RUS
will transfer \$500,000 to the Rural Housing Service (RHS) for
processing individual grant applications. The National Office will
maintain a reserve of \$1.5 million to be available for States which
exhaust their initial allocation. The remaining \$18 million will be
allocated to Colonias States in the amounts listed below. Reserve funds
may be requested by sending a request to the Water Programs Division.

  ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------
  Arizona                                     \$2,400,000

  California                                  2,100,000

  New Mexico                                  6,500,000

  Texas                                       7,000,000

  National Office Reserve                     1,500,000

  RHS                                         500,000

  TOTAL                                       \$20,000,000
  ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------

1\. States will have access to the above amounts until August 7, 1998.
Funds not used by the States by that date will be pooled in the National
Office and made available to the other Colonias States on a
project-by-project basis until expended.

2\. On or before August 7, 1998, RUS and RHS will assess remaining
needs. Any funds not needed by RHS will be added to the WW National
Office reserve and distributed on a project-by-project basis to the
above States until expended.

**D. [Pacific Northwest Initiative]{.underline}.** In response to the
President\'s request to provide assistance in the Pacific Northwest
(PNW), the National Office reserves shown in the \"amount available for
allocation\" for each program listed in Section II of this Staff
Instruction include funds which can be used in the PNW. The National
Office reserves were increased in anticipation of a possible greater
need for funds in areas such as the PNW.

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**E. [Grants for Alaskan Villages]{.underline}.** **\$15,000,000** is to
be available to the State of Alaska for grants to rural or native
villages in Alaska. Funds must be used for the development and
construction of water and wastewater systems to improve health and
sanitation conditions in those villages.

**F. [Miscellaneous]{.underline}**. There are no funds available for the
Resource Conservation and Development; Watershed; and Emergency
Community Water Assistance Grant programs.

**G. [National Office Reserves]{.underline}.** Funds from the reserves
for direct loans and grants will be transferred to States for projects
which best meet the Agency\'s priorities and according to funds
available at the time of the request. Funds will only be made available
after a State's allocation has been used or set aside for specific
projects.

The State Director may request reserve funds by completing Attachment 2
to this Staff Instruction and forwarding it to the Water Programs
Division after the docket has been developed to the point where the loan
and/or grant can be approved upon notification that funds are available.
Requests should include a description of the proposed facility clearly
describing how project funds will be used. Significant or unusual
circumstances and the number of users should also be included.

If funds are not made available immediately, the request will be
retained by the National Office for consideration as funds become
available. The State should review the status of projects for which
funds have been requested each month. If there are changes such as
priority or the amount of funds needed, or if an application is
withdrawn, appropriate notification should be sent to the Water Programs
Division.

Requests on hand for FY 1997 reserve funds will not be further
considered. If such projects cannot be funded from the State's regular
allocation, a new request must be submitted.

**III. [State Allocations]{.underline}.**

Loan and grant allocations have been calculated in accordance with the
methodology and formulas stated in §1780.18 of Rural Utilities Service
Instruction 1780. The census information used in the formula is from the
1990 Census data on population and income.

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A. [Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loans]{.underline}.

1\. Amount available for allocation.

  ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------
  Amount available                            \$691,004,098

  Less earmark for EZ/EC                      14,344,262

  Less National Office reserve                89,713,114

  Basic formula amount                        \$586,946,722
  ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------

2\. Base allocation. States not receiving sufficient funds from the
formula allocation process to meet the established base allocation level
will receive **\$780,000.** This is the amount of the national average
loan made during FY 1996; no change was considered necessary based on FY
1997 data.

B. [Water and Waste Disposal Grants]{.underline}.

1\. Amount available for allocation.

  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------
  Amount available                                     \$509,800,000

  Less: earmark for Circuit Rider contract             5,200,000

  set aside for Colonias                               20,000,000

  earmark for EZ/EC                                    17,300,000

  Technical Assistance and Training Grants             15,000,000

  Solid Waste Management Grants                        2,600,000

  Alaskan Villages Grants                              15,000,000

  National Office reserve                              59,700,000

  Basic formula amount                                 \$375,000,000
  ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------

2\. Base allocation. States not receiving sufficient funds from the
formula allocation process to meet the established base allocation level
will receive **\$660,000.** This is the amount of the national average
grant made during FY 1996; no change was considered necessary based on
FY 1997 data.

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C. [Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loans]{.underline}.

1\. **\$75 million** is being made available for guaranteed water and
waste disposal loans. The allocations for guaranteed funds have been
derived using the same general methodology as for direct loans. In
addition, the same base allocation amount of \$780,000 has been used
since there are not enough projects to calculate a meaningful average.
The National Office will retain a reserve, which will be handled the
same as the reserve for direct loans. If the \$75 million is exhausted,
additional funds may be requested from the Office of Management and
Budget.

2\. A guaranteed loan is not appropriate in all situations; however, it
may be a workable financing approach, or part of one, in some cases. It
should be kept in mind that use of a guarantee can free up direct loan
funds for use on a project where a direct loan would not be workable. It
can therefore be a way to keep more direct loan and grant funds
available for that type of project.

3\. It is recognized that some States have less potential for building
the guaranteed program due to factors such as type of entity, typical
project size, and availability of lenders. Some States may not be able
to use all, or even any, of their guaranteed allocation even though they
may use more than their initial allocations of grant funds and direct
loan funds. However, it is expected that all States will make serious
efforts to use their guaranteed allocation, and if not successful will
provide documentation of those efforts.

D. [Pooling of Direct Loan and Grant Funds]{.underline}.

Mid-year pooling will occur on April 3, 1998. On or before that date
each State should obligate at least half of its FY 1998 allocation. All
funds from the first half of the State\'s allocation for which requests
for obligation have not been entered and or processed via the field
office terminal system will be pooled. Year-end pooling will be on
August 7, 1998. All funds for which requests for obligation have not
been entered and processed will be pooled. Pooled funds revert to the
National Office reserve.

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**IV. ["Buy American" Clause]{.underline}.**

In keeping with the sense of Congress as expressed in the FY 1998
Appropriations Act, all letters of conditions should contain the
following language:

> "In accordance with the intent of Congress as expressed in the
>
> FY 1998 Appropriations Act, recipients of Water and Waste assistance
> provided by the Rural Utilities Service are encouraged, in expending
> the assistance, to purchase only American-made equipment and
> products."

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**RUS Staff Instruction 1780-5** FY 1998 LOAN AND GRANT ALLOCATIONS
Thousands)

**Attachment 1**

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                     **TOTAL**         **BASIC**                      **DIRECT LOANS**                       

                     **BUDGET**        **FORMULA**   **GUARANTEED**   BUDGET              PROGRAM            

  **STATE**          **AUTHORITY**     **FACTOR**    **LOANS**        AUTHORITY           LEVEL              **GRANTS**

                                                                                                             

  Alabama            \$12,367.1        0.0287051     \$1,581          \$1,640.1           \$16,804           \$10,727

  Alaska             \$1,202.5         0.0027906     \$780            \$159.5             \$1,634            \$1,043

  Arizona            \$4,076.7         0.0094631     \$780            \$540.7             \$5,540            \$3,536

  Arkansas           \$9,380.0         0.0217740     \$1,387          \$1,244.0           \$12,746           \$8,136

  California         \$13,101.5        0.0304113     \$1,628          \$1,737.5           \$17,802           \$11,364

  Colorado           \$3,970.6         0.0092164     \$780            \$526.6             \$5,395            \$3,444

  Delaware           \$1,035.3         0.0024030     \$780            \$137.3             \$1,407            \$898

  Maryland           \$4,571.3         0.0106119     \$780            \$606.3             \$6,212            \$3,965

  Florida            \$11,597.0        0.0269188     \$1,531          \$1,538.0           \$15,758           \$10,059

  Georgia            \$16,216.5        0.0376408     \$1,830          \$2,150.5           \$22,034           \$14,066

  Hawaii             \$922.3           0.0021407     \$780            \$122.3             \$1,253            \$800

  W. Pacific         \$736.1           0.0000000     \$780            \$76.1              \$780              \$660
  Areas                                                                                                      

  Idaho              \$3,584.4         0.0083210     \$780            \$475.4             \$4,871            \$3,109

  Illinois           \$12,785.6        0.0296779     \$1,608          \$1,695.6           \$17,373           \$11,090

  Indiana            \$11,847.2        0.0275003     \$1,547          \$1,571.2           \$16,098           \$10,276

  Iowa               \$7,556.0         0.0175379     \$1,269          \$1,002.0           \$10,266           \$6,554

  Kansas             \$5,242.1         0.0121670     \$780            \$695.1             \$7,122            \$4,547

  Kentucky           \$14,740.9        0.0342162     \$1,735          \$1,954.9           \$20,030           \$12,786

  Louisiana          \$10,275.8        0.0238521     \$1,445          \$1,362.8           \$13,963           \$8,913

  Maine              \$4,556.2         0.0105756     \$780            \$604.2             \$6,191            \$3,952

  Massachusetts      \$3,982.1         0.0092441     \$780            \$528.1             \$5,411            \$3,454

  Connecticut        \$3,253.5         0.0075526     \$780            \$431.5             \$4,421            \$2,822

  Rhode Island       \$760.9           0.0017668     \$780            \$100.9             \$1,034            \$660

  Michigan           \$17,360.3        0.0402964     \$1,904          \$2,302.3           \$23,589           \$15,058

  Minnesota          \$9,082.6         0.0210834     \$1,368          \$1,204.6           \$12,342           \$7,878

  Mississippi        \$13,237.5        0.0307264     \$1,637          \$1,755.5           \$17,987           \$11,482

  Missouri           \$11,753.8        0.0272836     \$1,541          \$1,558.8           \$15,971           \$10,195

  Montana            \$3,277.7         0.0076092     \$780            \$434.7             \$4,454            \$2,843

  Nebraska           \$3,201.7         0.0074322     \$780            \$424.7             \$4,351            \$2,777

  Nevada             \$989.2           0.0022965     \$780            \$131.2             \$1,344            \$858

  New Jersey         \$3,224.6         0.0074839     \$780            \$427.6             \$4,381            \$2,797

  New Mexico         \$4,083.5         0.0094783     \$780            \$541.5             \$5,548            \$3,542

  New York           \$14,856.3        0.0344846     \$1,742          \$1,970.3           \$20,187           \$12,886

  North Carolina     \$20,044.1        0.0465256     \$2,078          \$2,658.1           \$27,235           \$17,386

  North Dakota       \$2,169.7         0.0050353     \$780            \$287.7             \$2,948            \$1,882

  Ohio               \$17,587.3        0.0408227     \$1,919          \$2,332.3           \$23,897           \$15,255

  Oklahoma           \$8,018.4         0.0186109     \$1,299          \$1,063.4           \$10,895           \$6,955

  Oregon             \$6,165.7         0.0143119     \$1,179          \$817.7             \$8,378            \$5,348

  Pennsylvania       \$20,813.2        0.0483121     \$2,128          \$2,760.2           \$28,281           \$18,053

  Puerto Rico        \$21,540.7        0.0500000     \$2,175          \$2,856.7           \$29,269           \$18,684

  South Carolina     \$10,387.6        0.0241121     \$1,453          \$1,377.6           \$14,115           \$9,010

  South Dakota       \$2,589.5         0.0060107     \$780            \$343.5             \$3,519            \$2,246

  Tennessee          \$13,633.0        0.0316457     \$1,663          \$1,808.0           \$18,525           \$11,825

  Texas              \$21,540.7        0.0500000     \$2,175          \$2,856.7           \$29,269           \$18,684

  Utah               \$1,731.7         0.0040196     \$780            \$229.7             \$2,353            \$1,502

  Vermont            \$2,464.9         0.0057202     \$780            \$326.9             \$3,349            \$2,138

  New Hampshire      \$3,120.8         0.0072434     \$780            \$413.8             \$4,240            \$2,707

  Virgin Islands     \$736.1           0.0000000     \$780            \$76.1              \$780              \$660

  Virginia           \$12,190.6        0.0282960     \$1,569          \$1,616.6           \$16,564           \$10,574

  Washington         \$7,376.2         0.0171216     \$1,258          \$978.2             \$10,023           \$6,398

  West Virginia      \$9,555.1         0.0221793     \$1,399          \$1,267.1           \$12,983           \$8,288

  Wisconsin          \$10,383.0        0.0241019     \$1,452          \$1,377.0           \$14,109           \$9,006

  Wyoming            \$1,408.8         0.0032689     \$780            \$186.8             \$1,914            \$1,222

                                                                                                             

                     **\$432,285.9**   **1.0000**    **\$65,000**     **\$57,285.8**      **\$586,945**      **\$375,000**

  Reserves and       \$144,956.1                     \$10,000         \$10,156.1          \$104,059          \$134,800
  Setasides                                                                                                  

  **GRAND            **\$577,242.0**                 **\$75,000**     **\$67,442.0**      **\$691,004**      **\$509,800**
  TOTALS**                                                                                                   
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RUS Staff Instruction 1780-5

Attachment 2

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  TO:        Administrator, Rural Utilities Service

             Washington, DC

             

             ATTN: Water Programs Division
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  ---------- ------------------- --- ---------------- ----------------------------
  SUBJECT:   Request For WW          \_\_\_ Reserve   \_\_\_ Colonias Funds
             Funds:                  Funds            

             (Check Applicable       \_\_\_ EZ/EC     \_\_\_ Other
             Item)                   Funds            \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
  ---------- ------------------- --- ---------------- ----------------------------

STATE: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

APPLICANT:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

PROJECT: \_\_\_ Water \_\_\_ Sewer \_\_\_ Solid Waste \_\_\_ Storm
Drainage

A. Amount of funds requested: LOAN: \$
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ GRANT:
\$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

B. Are funds being requested for an approved project that has
encountered cost overruns due to high bids or unexpected construction
problems that cannot be reduced by negotiation, redesign, or other
means? \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Yes or No)

C. State the priority of this project in relation to all others
submitted by your State, now pending in the National Office. (Attach a
revised listing for previously submitted projects if necessary.)
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

D. Is this project ready for obligation? \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Yes or No) If
"No", give estimated date project will be ready for obligation of funds.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

E. Have appropriate environmental reviews, including public notice
requirements for a Class II action, been completed for the project?
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Yes or No) If "No", when will they be complete?
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

F. List all sources and amounts of funds (including your allocated
funds) that have been committed for this project:

Amount (Indicate loan, grant, or contribution) Source

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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G. Has all of the State\'s fund allocation been obligated?
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Yes or No) If "No", attach specific explanation of
plans to use funds. Include a list of projects and planned dates of
obligation.

H. Indicate if project is in special effort area? (e.g. Water 2000,
Target Area, Champion Community, other.)
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State Director Date

\[To request additional funds from National Office Reserve, State
Offices should complete this sheet and submit it to the National Office
along with Project Selection Criteria \-- see RUS Bulletin 1780-1.\]