FORM RD 2006-46 (Rev. 01-98)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MANUAL ISSUE No.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT WSAL PN 604

Washington, D.C 20250 DATE

January 11, 2024 

PROCEDURE NOTICE

RD MANUAL CHANGES

INSERT RD INS 4280-A RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND GRANT 

(WSAL) PROGRAMS. This Instruction is revised as 

follows:

• Revised Guides to now be referenced/identified as Attachments throughout the 

document.

Capitalized all the defined terms in the instruction language. 

• Hyperlinked references where necessary.

• Updated the following sections to match the current regulation language:

o § 4280.19 

o § 4280.36(f) and (i) 

o § 4280.44

o § 4280.50(c)

o § 4280.56(a)

• Language added throughout the document to clarify the following: 

o Rural Economic Development Loan (REDL) is also known as RED Loan.

o Rural Economic Development Grant (REDG) is also known as RED Grant.

o Revolving Loan Fund (or Fund) is also known as RLF.

o Ultimate Recipient is also known as UR.

o Grant Agreement is also known as Financial Assistance Agreement.

• § 4280.3 Rural Economic Development Energy Efficiency Project definition was 

revised to remove the Project definition being repeated. 

• § 4280.24, added instruction language to the end of this paragraph to 

clarify that all revolved funds continue to have a Federal identity until 

remitted to the agency.

• § 4280.25(f), modified the first sentence to clarify the purpose of the 

Revolving Loan Fund Plan. 

• § 4280.37(c), application forms and filing dates – Section (c) – Program 

added a new sentence to the paragraph to address cases where the Ultimate 

Recipient is located in another state. 

• § 4280.39(a)(1), revised the Instruction language to replace DUNS number with 

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

• § 4280.48(c), revised the Instruction language to replace the 45 days to 60 

days for State Office to prepare legal documents. The majority of the 

Instruction language for § 4280.48(d) was deleted by Program and the 

remainder of the instruction language was merged with § 4280.48(c) language 

and modified. 

• § 4280.48(e) is renumbered to § 4280.48(d). To modified the Instruction 

language to clarify how to process Form RD 1940-1 and included language to 

clarify the date of execution by the State Office approving official. 

• § 4280.48(f) and (g) are renumbered to § 4280.48(e) and (f). 

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• § 4280.55(e), removed the third sentence and in the forth sentence revised 

the word “those” to “any”. 

• § 4280.55(f), revised the word “will” in this section to “may”. 

• § 4280.56(a)(3), added this section to address performance reports. 

• § 4280.56(c), revised the $500,000 threshold amount associated with needing 

to complete an A-133 audit to $750,000. 

• § 4280.56(d), revised the 7 CFR part 3019 reference to 2 CFR part 200, 

because the 7 CFR part 3019 no longer exist. 

• § 4280.56(e), revised “can” and “will” to “may”. 

• § 4280.57, added this section to address Deobligation. 

• Attachment 5 – Item h under Miscellaneous Federal Forms/Certifications was 

updated to reference the latest environmental regulation 7 CFR part 1970.

• Attachment 13 – updated statutory and regulation references.

• Attachments 14-15 had numerous regulation references that no longer exist, 

which were revised.

• Attachment 14 - Item 2.i, RD Instruction 2033-A, Section 2033.8(b)(6)(ii) no 

longer exist so this section was updated to provide proper instruction 

language.

• Attachment 14 - Item 4.ii, updated the $500,000 threshold amount to $750,000. 

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