2406 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 10 / Friday, January 14, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of Partnerships and Public 

Engagement 

Notice of Request for Approval of an 

Information Collection; National 

Scholars Program; Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Office of Partnerships and 

Public Engagement (OPPE), USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: OPPE is withdrawing a Notice 

of the USDA/1890 National Scholars 

Program published in the Federal 

Register on January 3, 2022. 

DATES: This withdrawal is effective 

January 10, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenya Nicholas, Office of Partnerships 

and Public Engagement, USDA/1890 

National Scholars Program, 1400 

Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 

20250–3700; or call (202) 720–6350 or 

send a fax to: (202) 720–7704. You may 

also send an email to: 1890init@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of January 3, 2022, 

withdraw FR Doc 2021–28389. We will 

submit an updated Notice regarding the 

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program 

at a later date. 

Authority: 87 FR 68. 

Dated: January 10, 2022. 

Kenya Nicholas, 

Deputy Director, Office of Partnerships and 

Public Engagement. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00634 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3412–88–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket Number: RBS–21–BUSINESS–0031] 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for the Rural Business Development 

Grant Program To Provide Technical 

Assistance for Rural Transportation 

Systems 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to invite 

applications for grants to provide 

Technical Assistance for passenger 

Rural Transportation (RT) systems 

under the Rural Business Development 

Grant (RBDG) program and the terms for 

such funding. Grant funds will provide 

Technical Assistance for RT systems 

including designated funds to provide 

Technical Assistance to RT systems 

operating within tribal lands of 

Federally Recognized Native American 

Tribes (FRNAT) (collectively 

‘‘Programs’’). This notice is being issued 

in order to allow applicants sufficient 

time to leverage financing, prepare and 

submit their applications and give the 

Agency time to process applications 

within fiscal year (FY) 2022. 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. An announcement on 

the website at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

newsroom/notices-solicitationapplications-nosas will identify the 

amount received in the appropriations. 

All applicants are responsible for any 

expenses incurred in developing their 

applications. 

DATES: The deadline for completed 

applications to be received in the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Development State Office 

is no later than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on 

April 14, 2022, to be eligible for FY 

2022 grant funding. Applications 

received after the deadline will be 

ineligible for funding. 

ADDRESSES: This funding announcement 

will also be announced on 

www.Grants.gov. Applications must be 

submitted to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office where the 

Project is located. A list of the USDA 

Rural Development State Office contacts 

can be found at: http://www.rd.

usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Mason, Business Loan and Grant 

Analyst, Specialty Programs Division at 

(202) 690–1433 or cindy.mason@

usda.gov, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

3226. For further information in this 

notice, please contact the Rural 

Development office for the State in 

which the applicant is located. A list of 

Rural Development State Office contacts 

is provided at the following link: http:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/stateoffices. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Priority Language for Funding 

Opportunities 

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 from the impacts 

of the COVID–19 pandemic, particularly 

disadvantaged communities; 

• 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. 

Overview 

Solicitation Opportunity Title: Rural 

Business Development Grants. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.351. 

Dates: The deadline for completed 

applications must be received in the 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

no later than 4:30 p.m. (local time) on 

April 14, 2022, to be eligible for FY 

2022 grant funding. 

A. Program Description 

1. Purpose of the Program. The 

purpose of this program is to improve 

the economic conditions of Rural Areas 

by providing technical assistance that 

will enhance the operation of rural 

transportation systems. 

2. Statutory Authority. This program 

is authorized under section 310B(c) of 

the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)). 

Regulations are contained in 7 CFR part 

4280, subpart E. The program is 

administered on behalf of Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) at 

the State level by the USDA Rural 

Development State Offices. Assistance 

provided to Rural Areas under the 

program has historically included the 

provision of on-site Technical 

Assistance to tribal, local and regional 

governments, public transit agencies, 

and related nonprofit and for-profit 

organizations in Rural Areas; the 

development of training materials; and 

the provision of necessary training 

assistance to local officials and agencies 

in Rural Areas. 

Awards under the RBDG passenger 

transportation program will be made on 

a competitive basis using specific 

selection criteria contained in 7 CFR 

part 4280, subpart E, and in accordance 

with section 310B(c) of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

U.S.C. 1932(c)). Information required to 

be in the application package includes 

Standard Form (SF) 424, ‘‘Application 

for Federal Assistance;’’ environmental 

documentation in accordance with 7 

CFR part 1970, ‘‘Environmental Policies 

and Procedures;’’ Scope of Work 

Narrative; Income Statement; Balance 

Sheet or Audit for previous 3 years; SF 

LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying 

Activities;’’ RD 400–1, ‘‘Equal 

Opportunity Agreement;’’ RD 400–4, 


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