[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03034]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

7 CFR Part 4284

[Docket No. RBS-21-BUSINESS-0039]


Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program for FY 
2022; Correction

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of Applications; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency), a Rural 
Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), published a Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) in 
the Federal Register on December 20, 2021 for the Rural Innovation 
Stronger Economy (RISE) grant program. Following publication of the 
NOSA, the Agency found that corrections due to error, omissions or need 
for clarity were necessary. This notice corrects those errors to 
clarify the time applications are due and to provide the correct 
regulation references.

DATES: Effective February 14, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this document contact 
Will Dodson, Program Management Division, Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW, Mail Stop 3326, Room 5160-South, Washington, DC 20250-3226, 
(202) 720-1400 or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb9886e59e988f8ae6998fe59982988e8bbeb8afaae5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82d1cfacd7d1c6c3afd0c6acd0cbd1c7c2f7f1e6e3ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Corrections

    In the Federal Register of December 20, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021-27447 
(86 FR 71868), make the following corrections:
    (1) In the first column of page 71869, under Overview, amend the 
language in Dates to read:
    Dates: Electronic applications must be received and accepted by 
https://www.grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 
April 19, 2022, or they will not be considered for funding.
    (2) In the first column of page 71869, under Overview, amend the 
language in the first sentence of the first full paragraph to read:
    Potential applicants may submit a concept proposal for review by 
the Agency to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4516086b101601046817016b170c160005303621246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80d3cdaed5d3c4c1add2c4aed2c9d3c5c0f5f3e4e1aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time, February 18, 2022, in compliance with 7 CFR 
4284.1115(a).
    (3) In the third column of page 71869, under Eligible Applicants, 
amend the language in the first paragraph to read:
    Applicants must meet all the following eligibility requirements. 
Applications that fail to meet any of these requirements by the 
application deadline will be deemed ineligible and will not be 
evaluated further. To be considered an eligible applicant, you must be 
a rural jobs accelerator partnership formed after December 20, 2018, 
and meet the eligibility criteria found in 7 CFR 4284.1112 to apply for 
this program. Individuals and individual entities are not an eligible 
applicant for the RISE program.
    (4) In the first column of page 71871, under (d) Multiple 
Application Eligibility amend the first sentence to read:
    Only one application can be submitted per applicant, who is defined 
as a lead applicant as found in 7 CFR 4284.1112(b).
    (5) In the first column of page 71872, under 4. Submission Date and 
Time amend the first paragraph, first sentence to read:
    Explanation of Deadline: Completed applications must be submitted 
electronically through Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time, April 19, 2022, to be eligible for grant funding.
    (6) In the first column of page 71872, under 4. Submission Date and 
Time amend the second paragraph, first sentence to read:
    Potential applicants may electronically submit a concept proposal 
for review by the Agency to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88dbc5a6dac1dbcda5dacca6dac1dbcdc8fdfbece9a6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7948ae9958e9482ea9583e9958e948287b2b4a3a6e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, February 18, 2022, in compliance with 
7 CFR 4284.1115(a) and as stated in Section D, 2(b) of this Notice.

Karama Neal,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-03034 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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