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animal-product-import-information/ 

animal-health-status-of-regions/. 

That list is referenced in §§ 94.9(a)(1) 

and 94.10(a)(1) of the regulations. 

Section 94.9 contains requirements for 

the importation of pork and pork 

products from regions where CSF exists. 

Section 94.10 contains requirements for 

the importation of live swine from such 

regions. 

Paragraphs (a)(2) of §§ 94.9 and 94.10 

provide for the adding and removal of 

regions to or from the list of CSF-free 

regions. APHIS will add a region to the 

list after it conducts an evaluation of the 

region in accordance with 9 CFR 92.2 

and finds that the disease is not present. 

APHIS will remove a region from the 

list upon determining that the disease 

exists in the region based on reports 

APHIS receives of outbreaks of the 

disease from veterinary officials of the 

exporting country, from the World 

Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 

or from other sources the Administrator 

determines to be reliable. A region that 

was formerly on the list but that has 

been removed due to an outbreak may 

be returned to the list in accordance 

with the procedures for reestablishment 

of a region’s disease-free status in § 92.4. 

On September 9, 2018, the veterinary 

authority of Japan reported to the OIE 

the occurrence of CSF in that country. 

On September 10, 2018, APHIS removed 

Japan’s CSF-free status on a provisional 

basis pending an epidemiological 

investigation and remedial measures. 

Due to the failure to control and 

eradicate the disease in Japan, on 

November 20, 2019, APHIS determined 

that this removal would not be 

reversible without a formal reevaluation pursuant to § 92.4. 

As a result of these determinations, 

the importation of pork and pork 

products and live swine from Japan is 

subject to the APHIS import restrictions 

in §§ 94.9 and 94.10, which are 

designed to mitigate risk of CSF 

introduction into the United States. 

Congressional Review Act 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this action as a non-major 

rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772, 

7781–7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 

and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, 

and 371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of 

June 2021. 

Mark Davidson, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12595 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

[Docket #RBS–21–Business–0012] 

Inviting Applications for the Rural 

Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) 

Grant Program 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 

2021 applications for the Rural 

Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) 

program. The program funding level for 

FY 2021 is a total of $10 million. The 

purpose of this program is to provide 

financial assistance to support job 

accelerator partnerships that improve 

the ability of distressed rural and energy 

communities to create high wage jobs, 

accelerate the formation of new 

businesses, and help rural communities 

identify and maximize local assets. 

DATES: Completed applications must be 

submitted electronically by no later than 

11:59 p.m. Eastern time, August 2, 2021, 

through Grants.gov, to be eligible for 

grant funding. Please review the 

Grants.gov website at http://grants.gov/ 

applicants/organization_registration.jsp 

for instructions on the process of 

registering your organization as soon as 

possible to ensure that you are able to 

meet the electronic application 

deadline. Late applications are not 

eligible for funding under this notice 

and will not be evaluated. 

ADDRESSES: You are encouraged to 

contact your USDA Rural Development 

State Office well in advance of the 

application deadline to discuss your 

project and ask any questions about the 

RISE program or application process. 

Contact information for State Offices 

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

contact-us/state-offices. 

Program guidance as well as an 

application template may be obtained at 

http://www.rd.usda.gov/RISEgrantprogram. To submit an electronic 

application, follow the instructions for 

the RISE funding announcement located 

at http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will 

Dodson, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW, Mail Stop-3226, Room 

5160-South, Washington, DC 20250– 

3226, (202) 720–1400 or email 

will.dodson@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preface 

As outlined in the Initial Report to the 

President on Empowering Workers 

Through Revitalizing Energy 

Communities, available at https://

netl.doe.gov/IWGInitialReport, the 

Agency encourages energy communities 

to utilize the RISE program to support 

workforce development; identify and 

maximize local assets; spur job creation; 

and connect to regional opportunities, 

networks, and industry clusters. 

To focus investments to areas for the 

largest opportunity for growth in 

prosperity, the Agency encourages 

applications that serve the smallest 

communities with the lowest incomes, 

with an emphasis on areas where at 

least 20 percent of the population is 

living in poverty, according to the 

American Community Survey data by 

census tracts. 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

Funding Opportunity Title: Rural 

Innovation Stronger Economy Grant 

Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial Notice. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 10.755 

Date: Application Deadline. 

Electronic applications must be received 

and accepted by http://www.grants.gov 

no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, 

August 2, 2021, or it will not be 

considered for funding. 

The Application Template provides 

specific, detailed instructions for each 

item of a complete application. The 

Agency emphasizes the importance of 

including every item and strongly 

encourages applicants to follow the 

instructions carefully, using the 

examples and illustrations in the 

Application Template. Prior to official 

submission of applications, applicants 

may request technical assistance or 

other application guidance from the 

Agency, as long as such requests are 

made prior to July 16, 2021. Agency 

contact information can be found in 

Section D of this document. 

Hemp related projects: Please note 

that no assistance or funding from this 

grant can be provided to a hemp 

producer unless they have a valid 

license issued from an approved State, 

Tribal or Federal plan as defined by the 

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Public Law 115–334. Verification of 

valid hemp licenses will occur at the 

time of award. 

The Agency will not solicit or 

consider new scoring or eligibility 

information that is submitted after the 

application deadline. The Agency 

reserves the right to contact applicants 

to seek clarification on materials 

contained in the submitted application. 

See the Application Template for a full 

discussion of each item. For 

requirements of completed grant 

applications, refer to Section D of this 

document. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), USDA requested that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) conduct an emergency review of 

a new information collection that 

contains the Information Collection and 

Recordkeeping requirements contained 

in this notice by May 28, 2021. In 

addition to the emergency clearance, the 

regular clearance process is initiated in 

the regulation publication (RIN 0570– 

AB06), which published in the issue 

June 15, 2021 issue of the Federal 

Register, to provide the public with the 

opportunity to comment under a full 

comment period. The information 

collection requirement contained in this 

notice is under the OMB Control 

Number 0570–0075. 

A. Program Description 

The RISE program is a new grant 

program authorized under section 6424 

of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 

2018 (Pub. L. 115–334) (2018 Farm Bill) 

to help struggling communities by 

funding job accelerators in low-income 

rural communities. You are required to 

comply with the regulations for this 

program published at 7 CFR part 4284, 

subpart L, which is adopted by 

reference in this notice. Therefore, you 

should become familiar with these 

regulations. The primary objective of the 

RISE program is to support jobs 

accelerator partnerships to improve the 

ability of distressed rural and energy 

communities to create high wage jobs, 

accelerate the formation of new 

businesses, and help rural communities 

identify and maximize local assets. 

Grants are awarded on a competitive 

basis. The minimum award per grant is 

$500,000 and the maximum award 

amount per grant is $2,000,000. Grant 

funds may be used to pay for up to 80 

percent of eligible project costs. Grant 

funds may be used to pay for costs 

directly related to the purchase or 

construction of an innovation center 

located in a rural area; costs directly 

related to operations of an innovation 

center including purchase of equipment, 

office supplies, and administrative costs 

including salaries directly related to the 

project; costs directly associated with 

support programs to be carried out at or 

in direct partnership with job 

accelerators; reasonable and customary 

travel expenses directly related to job 

accelerators and at rates in compliance 

with 2 CFR 200.474; utilities, operating 

expenses of the innovation center and 

job accelerator programs and associated 

programs; and administrative costs of 

the grantee not exceeding 10% of the 

grant amount for the duration of the 

project. 

Definitions 

The terms you need to understand are 

defined and published at 7 CFR 

4284.1103. In addition, the terms 

‘‘rural’’ and ‘‘rural area,’’ defined at 

section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)), are adopted by 

reference, and will be used for this 

program. The term ‘‘you’’ referenced 

throughout this notice should be 

understood to mean ‘‘you’’ the 

applicant. 

B. Federal Award Information 

Type of Award: Competitive Grant. 

Fiscal Year Funds: FY 2020 and FY 

2021. 

Total Funding: $10,000,000. 

Minimum Award: $500,000. 

Maximum Award: $2,000,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

15, 2021. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligibility 

Applicants must meet all the 

following eligibility requirements. 

Applications which fail to meet any of 

these requirements by the application 

deadline will be deemed ineligible and 

will not be evaluated further. 

(1) Applicant Eligibility 

To be considered an eligible 

applicant, you must be a rural jobs 

accelerator partnership formed on or 

after December 20, 2018, and meet the 

eligibility criteria found in 7 CFR 

4282.1112 to apply for this program. 

The rural jobs accelerator partnership 

must include one or more 

representatives of the following: 

(a) A state, Tribal or local government; 

(b) A state, Tribal, or local 

government entity; 

(c) A land-grant college or university 

or other institution of higher education, 

as defined in the Higher Education Act 

of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); 

(d) A rural non-profit cooperative; or, 

(e) A private entity, which may 

include a business in an industry 

cluster, economic development or 

community development organization, 

financial institution including a 

community development financial 

institution, philanthropic organization, 

or labor organization. 

(2) Lead Applicant Eligibility 

The rural jobs accelerator partnership 

must also have a lead applicant who is 

responsible for the administration of the 

grant proceeds and activities. A lead 

applicant must be one of the following 

entities: 

(a) A district organization; 

(b) An Indian Tribe, or a political 

subdivision of an Indian Tribe, 

including a special purpose unit of an 

Indian Tribe, or a consortium of Indian 

Tribes; 

(c) A state or a political subdivision 

of a state, including a special purpose 

unit of a State or local government 

engaged in economic development 

activities, or a consortium of political 

subdivisions; 

(d) An institution of higher education 

(as defined in section 101 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001) 

or a consortium of institutions of higher 

education; 

(e) A public or private nonprofit 

organization. 

(3) Additional Eligibility Requirements 

You must also meet the following 

requirements: 

(a) An applicant is not eligible if they 

have been debarred or suspended or 

otherwise excluded from or ineligible 

for participation in Federal assistance 

programs under Executive Order 12549, 

‘‘Debarment and Suspension.’’ The 

Agency will check the System for 

Award Management (SAM) at the time 

of application and prior to funding any 

grant award to determine if the 

applicant has been debarred or 

suspended. In addition, an applicant 

will be considered ineligible for a grant 

due to an outstanding judgment 

obtained by the U.S. in a Federal Court 

(other than U.S. Tax Court), is 

delinquent on the payment of Federal 

income taxes, or is delinquent on 

Federal debt. See 7 CFR 4284.6. The 

applicant must certify as part of the 

application that they do not have an 

outstanding judgment against them. The 

Agency will check the Do Not Pay 

System at the time of application and 

also prior to funding any grant award to 

verify this information. 

(b) Any corporation that has been 

convicted of a felony criminal violation 

under any Federal law within the past 

24 months or that has any unpaid 


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Federal tax liability that has been 

assessed, for which all judicial and 

administrative remedies have been 

exhausted or have lapsed, and that is 

not being paid in a timely manner 

pursuant to an agreement with the 

authority responsible for collecting the 

tax liability, is not eligible for financial 

assistance, unless a Federal agency has 

considered suspension or debarment of 

the corporation and has made a 

determination that this further action is 

not necessary to protect the interests of 

the Government. 

(c) Applications will be deemed 

ineligible if the application includes any 

funding restrictions identified under 

Section D.6(a) and (b) of this notice. 

Inclusion of funding restrictions 

outlined in Section D.6(a) and (b) of this 

notice preclude the Agency from 

making a federal award. 

(d) Applications will be deemed 

ineligible if the application is not 

complete in accordance with the 

requirements stated in Section C.3. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Your matching funds requirement is 

20 percent of the total eligible project 

costs of any activity carried out using 

RISE grant funds. Additional 

information on matching funds is found 

at 7 CFR 4284.1114. When you calculate 

your matching funds requirement, 

please round up or down to whole 

dollars as appropriate. To calculate your 

matching funds requirement, multiply 

your total eligible project costs of each 

eligible activity by 0.20. 

You must provide a written 

commitment of matching funds to verify 

that all matching funds are available 

during the grant period and provide this 

documentation with your application in 

accordance with requirements identified 

in Section D.2.(d)(5)(xii)(A) of this 

notice. If you are awarded a grant, 

additional verification documentation 

may be required to confirm the 

availability of matching funds for the 

duration of the grant term. 

Matching funds must meet all of the 

following requirements: 

(a) They must be spent on eligible 

expenses during the grant period. 

(b) They must be from eligible 

sources. 

(c) They must be spent in advance or 

as a pro-rata portion of grant funds 

being spent. 

(d) They must be provided by either 

the applicant or a third party in the form 

of cash or an in-kind contribution. 

(e) They cannot include other Federal 

grants unless provided by authorizing 

legislation. 

(f) They cannot include cash or inkind contributions donated outside of 

the grant period. 

(g) They cannot include over-valued, 

in-kind contributions. 

(h) They cannot include any project 

costs that are ineligible under the RISE 

program. 

(i) They cannot include any project 

costs that are restricted or unallowable 

under 2 CFR part 200, subpart E, and 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation (forprofits) or successor regulation. 

(j) They can include reasonable and 

customary travel expenses for staff 

delivering the RISE program if you have 

established written policies explaining 

how these costs are normally 

reimbursed, including rates. You must 

include an explanation of this policy in 

your application or the contributions 

will not be considered as eligible 

matching funds. 

(k) You must be able to document and 

verify the number of hours worked and 

the value associated with any in-kind 

contribution being used to meet a 

matching funds requirement. 

(l) In-kind contributions provided by 

individuals, businesses, or cooperatives 

which are being assisted by you cannot 

be provided for the direct benefit of 

their own projects as the Agency 

considers this to be a conflict of interest 

or the appearance of a conflict of 

interest. 

3. Other Eligibility Requirements 

(a) Completeness 

Your application will not be 

considered for funding if it fails to meet 

all eligibility criteria by the application 

deadline or if it does not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

eligibility and scoring. You must 

include all the forms and proposal 

elements as discussed in the regulation 

and as clarified further in this notice in 

one package. Incomplete applications 

will not be reviewed by the Agency. For 

more information on what is required 

for a complete application, see 7 CFR 

4284.1115. 

(b) Purpose Eligibility 

Your application must propose the 

establishment of an innovation center 

and/or costs directly related to 

operations of an innovation center and/ 

or costs directly associated with support 

of programs to be carried out at or in 

direct partnership with job accelerators 

as outlined in 7 CFR 4284.1113. The 

applicant project outcome must 

accelerate the formation of new 

businesses with high-growth potential, 

improve the ability of rural businesses 

and distressed rural communities to 

create high-wage jobs, and strengthen 

rural regional economies. You must use 

project funds, including grant and 

matching funds, for eligible purposes 

only as outlined in 7 CFR 4284.114. 

(c) Project Eligibility 

All project activities must be for the 

benefit of communities, industries and 

residents located in a rural area, as 

defined in 7 CFR 4284.1103. The 

applicant is cautioned against taking 

any actions or incurring any obligations 

prior to the Agency completing the 

environmental review that would either 

limit the range of alternatives to be 

considered or that would have an 

adverse effect on the environment, such 

as the initiation of construction. If the 

applicant takes any such actions or 

incurs any such obligations, it could 

result in project ineligibility. 

Projects involving the construction of 

an innovation center as an eligible 

purpose are subject to the 

environmental requirements of 7 CFR 

part 1970, local building codes and all 

Federal, State, and local accessibility 

standards. 

(d) Multiple Application Eligibility 

Only one application can be 

submitted per applicant, who is defined 

as a lead applicant as found in 7 CFR 

4282.1112(b). If two applications are 

submitted by the same lead applicant, 

both applications will be determined 

ineligible for funding. 

(e) Grant Period 

Your application must include no 

more than a four-year grant period, or it 

will not be considered for funding. The 

grant period should begin no earlier 

than October 1, 2021, and no later than 

January 1, 2022. Applications that 

request funds for a project with a 

performance period ending after January 

1, 2026, will not be considered for 

funding. Projects must be completed 

within a four-year timeframe. Prior 

approval is needed from the Agency if 

you are awarded a grant and desire the 

grant period to begin earlier or later than 

previously discussed or approved. 

The Agency may approve requests to 

extend the grant period for up to an 

additional two-year period at its 

discretion. Further guidance on grant 

period extensions will be provided in 

the award document. 

(f) Satisfactory Progress 

The lead applicant must be 

performing satisfactorily on any 

outstanding RISE award to be 

considered eligible for a new award as 

found in 7 CFR 4282.1110(a). 

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up to date on all financial and 

performance reports as prescribed in the 

grant award, and current on tasks and 

timeframes for utilizing grant and 

matching funds as approved in the work 

plan and budget. 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

For further information and program 

materials, you should contact the Rural 

Development National Office at https:// 

www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/ 

rural-innovation-stronger-economygrants. materials may also be obtained at 

http://www.rd.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

Applications will be accepted 

electronically through Grants.gov. You 

are encouraged, but not required to 

utilize the application template found at 

https://www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/rural-innovation-strongereconomy-grants. 

(a) Electronic Submission 

An optional-use Agency application 

template is available online at http://

www.rd.usda.gov. To apply 

electronically, you must use the 

Grants.gov website at http://

www.Grants.gov. You may not apply 

electronically in any way other than 

through Grants.gov. 

You can locate the Grants.gov 

downloadable application package for 

this program by using a keyword, the 

program name, or the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance Number for this 

program. 

When you enter the Grants.gov 

website, you will find information about 

applying electronically through the site, 

as well as the hours of operation. 

To use Grants.gov, you must already 

have a DUNS number and you must also 

be registered and maintain registration 

in SAM. We strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process through Grants.gov. 

You must submit all your application 

documents electronically through 

Grants.gov. Applications must include 

electronic signatures. Original 

signatures may be required if funds are 

awarded. 

After electronically applying through 

Grants.gov, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgement from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. 

(b) Supplemental Information 

Your application must contain all the 

required forms and proposal elements 

described in 7 CFR 4284.1115 and as 

otherwise clarified in this notice. If your 

application is incomplete, it is ineligible 

to compete for funds. Applications 

lacking sufficient information to 

determine eligibility and scoring criteria 

will be considered ineligible. 

Information submitted after the 

application deadline will not be 

accepted. 

(c) Clarifications on Forms 

Your DUNS number should be 

identified in the ‘‘Organizational 

DUNS’’ field on Standard Form (SF) 

424, ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance.’’ You must also provide 

your SAM Commercial and Government 

Entity (CAGE) Code and expiration date 

under the applicant eligibility 

discussion in your proposal narrative. If 

you do not include the CAGE code and 

expiration date and the DUNS number 

in your application, it will not be 

considered for funding. 

You can voluntarily fill out and 

submit the ‘‘Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants,’’ as part of 

your application if you are a nonprofit 

organization. 

(d) Clarifications on Proposal Elements 

Applicants may only submit one RISE 

grant application each Federal Fiscal 

Year. There are no specific limitations 

on the number of pages or other 

formatting requirements of an 

application, but a complete application 

should be in a narrative form using a 

minimum of 11-point font and must 

consist of the following components: 

(1) Rural jobs accelerator partnership 

information including the members and 

structure of the partnership, the date 

formalized, and the governance or 

leadership board. The information will 

identify the lead applicant and each 

partner’s ties to the region, their roles in 

the delivery of the RISE program, and 

any history of previous collaboration 

between partners. The amount and 

source of anticipated matching funds 

will also be provided. 

(2) Describe the geographic region to 

be served including the total 

population, economic characteristics of 

the region such as unemployment rates 

and income levels. Industry sectors, 

their status, size and economic 

contribution to the region and all 

communities including metropolitan 

statistical areas and nonmetro low 

income communities within the region 

should be identified. The availability 

and planned enhancements of 

broadband service and other assets of 

the region should also be identified. If 

the region to be served has a population 

of more than 50,000 inhabitants, the 

applicant must document why they 

believe the area is ‘‘rural in character’’ 

including, but not limited to, the area’s 

population density, demographics, and 

topography and how the local economy 

is tied to a rural economic base. 

(3) Identify the industry cluster(s) that 

will be prioritized by the rural jobs 

accelerator partnership with 

information on the firms and support 

industries in those clusters. Describe the 

status of the industry (as emerging, 

existing, or declining) any existing 

interconnection and networks within 

the industry cluster and describe 

participation and scale of small and 

disadvantaged businesses within the 

industry cluster. Describe the 

opportunities or potential of industry 

growth in the region and competitive 

advantages of the region and industry 

cluster should be highlighted along with 

opportunities within the industry for 

the creation of or upgrading to high 

wage jobs. 

(4) An executive summary, project 

plan and scope of work must be 

provided with the applicant’s strategy, 

activities, budget, goals and objectives 

for the use of RISE funds. The applicant 

should also provide information on the 

sustainability of the partnership and 

jobs accelerator at the conclusion of the 

RISE grant period. 

(5) The lead applicant must be 

registered in the System for Award 

Management (SAM) and submit a 

complete application consisting of the 

elements specified in (b)(5)(i) through 

(b)(5)(xiii), as applicable, of this section. 

(i) Form SF–424, ‘‘Application for 

Federal Assistance.’’ 

(ii) Form SF–424A, ‘‘Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs,’’ if applicable. 

(iii) Form SF–424C, ‘‘Budget 

Information—Construction Programs,’’ 

if applicable. 

(iv) Form SF–424D, ‘‘Assurances— 

Construction Programs,’’ if applicable. 

(v) RD Form 400–1, ‘‘Equal 

Opportunity Agreement,’’ for 

construction projects only. 

(vi) Identify the ethnicity, race, and 

gender characteristics of the lead 

applicant’s leadership. This information 

is optional and is not a required 

component for a complete application. 

(vii) Certification that the lead 

applicant is a legal entity in good 

standing (as applicable) and operating 

in accordance with the laws of the 

state(s) or Tribe where the applicant 

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(viii) The lead applicant must identify 

whether or not the lead applicant has a 

known relationship or association with 

an Agency employee. If there is a known 

relationship, the lead applicant must 

identify each Agency employee with 

whom the lead applicant has a known 

relationship. 

(ix) Readiness Demonstration, which 

shall be comprised of the following 

items: 

(A) Description of readiness of all 

partners of the rural jobs accelerator 

partnership to contribute to the project 

including their ability to coordinate 

activities, finances, and outcomes of the 

project. 

(B) Evidence of a formal agreement 

among partners of the rural jobs 

accelerator partnership for delivery of 

the RISE program. 

(C) Evidence of demonstrated 

readiness in administering the RISE 

grant, if awarded, including 

demonstration of potential success in 

establishment of a jobs accelerator 

project, which targets an industry 

cluster and the initiatives of the RISE 

grant. The application should indicate 

when activities related to the expected 

outcomes will commence. 

(D) Description of how the project 

will be marketed in the region and how 

the rural jobs accelerator partnership 

will capture any program impacts and 

success stories. 

(E) Timeline describing the proposed 

tasks to be accomplished and the 

schedule for implementation of each 

task. 

(x) Provide documentation of how the 

RISE project will impact the initiatives 

below, as applicable, including a brief 

description of how and when the 

initiative will be delivered. 

(A) Linking rural communities and 

entrepreneurs to markets, networks, 

industry clusters, and other regional 

opportunities to support high wage job 

creation, new business formation, 

business expansion, and economic 

growth; 

(B) Integrating small businesses into a 

supply chain; 

(C) Creating or expanding 

commercialization activities for new 

business formation; 

(D) Identifying and building assets in 

rural communities that are crucial to 

supporting regional economies; 

(E) Facilitating the repatriation of high 

wage jobs to the United States; 

(F) Supporting the deployment of 

innovative processes, technologies, and 

products; 

(G) Enhancing the capacity of small 

businesses in regional industry clusters, 

including small and disadvantaged 

businesses; 

(H) Increasing United States exports 

and business interaction with 

international buyers and suppliers; 

(I) Developing the skills and expertise 

of local workforces, entrepreneurs, and 

institutional partners to meet the needs 

of employers and prepare workers for 

high wage jobs in the identified industry 

clusters, including the upskilling of 

incumbent workers; and 

(J) Ensuring rural communities have 

the capacity and ability to carry out 

projects related to housing, community 

facilities, infrastructure, or community 

and economic development to support 

regional industry cluster growth. 

(xi) Potential to produce high wage 

jobs and benefit rural small and 

disadvantaged businesses, including a 

description of the following: 

(A) Describe how the project will 

develop the skills and expertise of the 

local workforce, entrepreneurs and 

institutional partners to meet the needs 

of employers and prepare high wage 

jobs in the targeted industry cluster(s), 

which may also include the upskilling 

of incumbent worker. 

(B) Demonstrate how the project will 

benefit the skills and expertise of small 

and disadvantaged businesses, as 

applicable. 

(C) Demonstrate any participation of 

higher education, applied research 

institutions, workforce development 

entities and community-based 

organizations, that are willing to partner 

with the project to provide workers with 

skills relevant to the industry cluster 

needs of the region, with an emphasis 

on the use of on-the-job training, 

classroom occupational training or 

incumbent worker training, as 

applicable. 

(D) Demonstrate any participating 

investment organizations, venture 

development organizations, venture 

capital firms, revolving loan funders, 

angel investment groups, community 

lenders, community development 

financial institutions, rural business 

investment companies, small business 

companies (as defined in Section 103 of 

the Small Business Investment Act of 

1958 (15 U.S.C. 662)), philanthropic 

organizations, and other institutions 

focused on expanding access to capital, 

are committed partners in the job 

accelerator partnership and willing to 

potentially invest in projects emerging 

from the jobs accelerator. 

(xii) Describe the targeted region, 

including the following information: 

(A) Provide the latest Census Bureau 

information on the targeted region’s 

median household income. 

(B) Provide the latest Census Bureau 

information on the targeted region’s 

educational attainment, specifically the 

percentage of the population who hold 

a bachelor’s degree. 

(C) Discuss how any direct career 

training will be provided to existing 

residents of the region (existing 

residents being those that live in the 

region at the time of application 

submission). 

(D) Discuss any local support for the 

RISE project. 

(E) Discuss the entrepreneurial 

commitment to the RISE project. 

(F) Discuss any innovative processes 

and technologies to be utilized in the 

targeted industry cluster(s) of the RISE 

project. 

(G) Discuss the initial and continuing 

capital investment in the RISE project. 

(H) Discuss any demand for regional 

and global markets of the product 

and/or service provided by the targeted 

industry cluster. 

(I) Discuss if the region consists of any 

areas or communities that qualify for 

federal initiatives. 

(J) Elaborate on the current broadband 

service within the region and any plans 

to leverage the current broadband 

service or enhance broadband service in 

the region through the RISE project. 

(xiii) Financial information, including 

the following: 

(A) Identification of matching funds 

and other sources of funds for the 

project. Provide written commitments 

for matching funds and other sources of 

funds at the time the application is 

submitted. 

(B) Current financial statements and a 

narrative description demonstrating 

financial feasibility and sustainability of 

the project, all of which demonstrate 

sufficient resources and expertise to 

undertake and complete the project and 

how the project will be sustained 

following completion. 

(e) Upon receipt of a complete 

application, the Agency will determine 

if the applicant and project are eligible 

and whether the intended outcomes 

described meet the requirements of the 

RISE program. If the application is 

ineligible or not feasible, the Agency 

will inform the applicant in writing of 

the reasons for the Agency’s 

determination and no further evaluation 

of the application will occur. 

3. Submission Date and Time 

Explanation of Deadline: Completed 

applications must be submitted 

electronically by no later than 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time, August 2, 2021, 

through Grants.gov, to be eligible for 

grant funding. Please review the 

Grants.gov website at http://grants.gov/ 

applicants/organization_registration.jsp 

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possible to ensure that you can meet the 

electronic application deadline. 

Grants.gov will not accept applications 

submitted after the deadline. 

4. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ does not apply to this 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

(a) Project funds, including grant and 

matching funds, cannot be used for 

ineligible grant purposes (see 7 CFR 

4284.1114(d)), 2 CFR part 200, subpart 

E, ‘‘Cost Principles,’’ and the most 

current Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(for-profits) or successor regulations. 

(b) In addition, your application will 

not be considered for funding if it: 

(i) Focuses assistance on only one 

business; or 

(ii) Requests less than the minimum 

grant amount or more than the 

maximum grant amount. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

(a) You should not submit your 

application in more than one format or 

in more than one submission. You must 

submit your application electronically. 

Note that we cannot accept applications 

through mail or courier delivery, inperson delivery, email, or fax. To submit 

an application electronically, you must 

follow the instruction for this funding 

announcement at http://

www.grants.gov. A password is not 

required to access the website. 

(b) National Environmental Policy Act 

All recipients under this notice are 

subject to the requirements of 7 CFR 

part 1970. However, technical assistance 

awards under this notice are classified 

as a Categorical Exclusion according to 

7 CFR 1970.53(b), and usually do not 

require any additional documentation. 

The Agency will review each grant 

application to determine its compliance 

with 7 CFR part 1970. The applicant 

may be asked to provide additional 

information or documentation to assist 

the Agency with this determination. 

(c) Civil Rights Compliance 

Requirements 

All grants made under this notice are 

subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964 as required by the USDA (7 CFR 

part 15, subpart A) and Section 504 of 

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

E. Application Review Information 

The National Office will review 

applications to determine if they are 

eligible for assistance based on 

requirements in 7 CFR part 4284, 

subpart L, this notice, and other 

applicable Federal regulations. If 

determined eligible, your application 

will be scored by a panel of USDA 

employees in accordance with the point 

allocation specified in this notice. 

Applications will be funded in rank 

order until the funding limitation has 

been reached. Applications that cannot 

be fully funded may be offered partial 

funding at the Agency’s discretion. 

1. Scoring Criteria 

Scoring criteria will follow criteria 

published at 7 CFR 4284.1117. The 

regulatory and statutory criteria are 

clarified and supplemented below. 

The Agency will score each complete 

and eligible RISE application using the 

criteria specified in paragraphs (a) 

through (g) of this section with a 

maximum score of 100 points possible. 

Points will be allowed only for factors 

indicated by well documented, 

reasonable plans which, in the opinion 

of the Agency, provide assurance that 

the items have a high probability of 

being accomplished. Points will be 

awarded at the discretion of the Agency 

to scoring criteria with a minimum and 

maximum number of points available. 

Applicants that demonstrate the 

experience or ability to deliver the 

stated criteria will be awarded higher 

points in that criteria. 

(a) Demonstrated readiness. The rural 

jobs accelerator partnership 

demonstrates readiness in administering 

the RISE grant successfully and shows 

strong documentation indicating the 

potential for success in establishing a 

jobs accelerator project which targets an 

industry cluster and the initiative(s) of 

the RISE grant program. Points are 

awarded on a scale of 0 to 10 with a 

maximum of 10 points being awarded. 

(b) Targeted initiatives. A maximum 

of 15 points will be awarded for this 

criterion based on meeting the targeted 

initiatives as stated in 

§ 4284.1115(b)(2)(xi) of this part with 

action narratives outlined in the 

application on how and when the 

initiatives will be delivered. More 

points will be awarded for reasonable 

initiatives that can be delivered within 

12 months of the grant award and for 

those projects leveraging improvements 

in high-speed broadband service to the 

region. 

(c) Project support. Points will be 

awarded for the strength of local 

support of the RISE project and 

entrepreneurial commitment. A 

maximum of 15 points can be awarded 

for application materials that indicate 

the strength of support for the RISE 

project. Points will be awarded from the 

partnership’s demonstration of its 

sources of funding, personnel and 

technical resources committed to the 

project, and a focus on the inclusion of 

institutional partners expanding access 

to capital and willingness to potentially 

invest in projects emerging from the jobs 

accelerator. Points shall also be awarded 

for demonstrated resources that will 

sustain the project beyond the term of 

the RISE grant period. 

(d) Targeted region. A maximum of 20 

points will be awarded for this criterion 

based on the region’s demographics 

according to the latest Census Bureau 

information. The applicant must 

provide adequate documentation to the 

latest Census Bureau information to 

receive points. 

(1) If the targeted region has a median 

household income of: 

(i) 50% or less of state median 

household income; 5 points will be 

awarded; 

(ii) Over 50% and up to 80% of state 

median household income; 3 points will 

be awarded. 

(2) If the targeted region residents 

have the educational attainment of a 

bachelor’s degree by: 

(i) 10% or less of the population; 5 

points will be awarded; 

(ii) Over 10% and up to 30% of the 

population; 3 points will be awarded. 

(3) Existing residents of the targeted 

region will receive direct career training 

for new employment or upscaling to a 

high wage job; 5 points will be awarded. 

(4) If the identified region has fewer 

than 50,000 residents according to the 

most recent decennial census; 5 points 

will be awarded. 

(e) RISE grant funds requested. A 

maximum of 10 points will be awarded 

for this criterion if: 

(i) The RISE grant request is for 

$500,000 to $750,000; 10 points will be 

awarded. 

(ii) The RISE grant request is for over 

$750,000 and up to $1,000,000; 5 points 

will be awarded. 

(f) Regional impact. Points are 

awarded on a scale of 0 to 5 points for 

each category, with a total maximum of 

20 points being awarded for this 

criterion. To receive points, the 

applicant must provide documentation 

to warrant strength on the following 

criteria, with points awarded for each: 

(i) Targeted industry(ies) in the region 

is classified as an emerging industry. 

(ii) Applicant demonstrates that the 

targeted industry(ies) in the region hold 

a competitive advantage or will enhance 

its competitive advantage through the 

RISE project. 

(iii) Applicant demonstrates that the 

industry provides significant support of 

regional assets, including broadband, 

and provides community and economic 

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(iv) The RISE project’s forecasted 

outcomes align with RISE objectives. 

(v) The RISE project will target 

support to existing industry(ies), whose 

significance in the region may be 

stagnant or on the decline but can be 

enhanced through outcomes of the RISE 

project. 

(g) Administrator points. A maximum 

of 10 points will be awarded, with 

justification, at the discretion of the 

Agency Administrator. The 

Administrator may award points to an 

application by a region comprised 

primarily of distressed communities 

with high concentrations of 

employment in coal, oil and gas 

industries, and coal-fired generation 

facilities transitioning away from fossil 

fueled energy production. A list of 

qualifying communities, which includes 

both county and zip code, can be found 

at http://www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/rural-innovation-strongereconomy-grants. The Administrator may 

also award points to an application to 

achieve geographic distribution of RISE 

grant awards across the maximum 

number of States and diversity of 

industries targeted. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

The National Office will review 

applications to determine if they are 

eligible for assistance based on 

requirements in 7 CFR part 4284, 

subpart L, this notice, and other 

applicable Federal regulations. If 

determined eligible, your application 

will be scored by a panel of USDA 

employees in accordance with the point 

allocation specified in this notice. The 

Administrator may choose to award up 

to 10 Administrator priority points 

based on criterion (g) in section E.1. of 

this notice. These points will be added 

to the cumulative score for a total 

possible score of 100. Applications will 

be funded in highest ranking order until 

the available funding is exhausted. 

Applications that cannot be fully 

funded may be offered partial funding at 

the Agency’s discretion. If your 

application is evaluated, but not funded, 

it will not be carried forward into the 

next competition. Successful applicants 

must comply with requirements 

identified in Section F, Federal Award 

Administration Information. 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

1. Federal Award Notices 

If you are selected for funding, you 

will receive a signed notice of Federal 

award by postal or electronic mail from 

the State Office where your application 

was submitted, containing instructions 

and requirements necessary to proceed 

with execution and performance of the 

award. You must comply with all 

applicable statutes, regulations, and 

notice requirements before the grant 

award will be funded. 

If you are not selected for funding, 

you will be notified in writing via postal 

or electronic mail and informed of any 

review and appeal rights. See 7 CFR part 

11 for USDA National Appeals Division 

procedures. There will be no available 

funds for successful appellants once all 

funds available under this notice are 

awarded and obligated. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Additional requirements that apply to 

grantees selected for this program can be 

found in 7 CFR part 4284, subpart L; the 

Grants and Agreements regulations of 

the Department of Agriculture codified 

in 2 CFR parts 180, 400, 415, 417, 418, 

421; 2 CFR parts 25 and 170; and 48 

CFR 31.2, and successor regulations to 

these parts. 

In addition, all recipients of Federal 

financial assistance are required to 

report information about first-tier 

subawards and executive compensation 

(see 2 CFR part 170). You will be 

required to have the necessary processes 

and systems in place to comply with the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

282) reporting requirements (see 2 CFR 

170.200(b), unless you are exempt under 

2 CFR 170.110(b)). 

The following additional 

requirements apply to grantees selected 

for awards within this program: 

(a) Execution of an Agency-approved 

financial assistance agreement; and 

(b) Acceptance of a written letter of 

conditions; and submission of the 

following Agency forms: 

(1) Form RD 1940–1, ‘‘Request for 

Obligation of Funds.’’ 

(2) Form RD 1942–46, ‘‘Letter of 

Intent to Meet Conditions.’’ 

(3) Form RD 400–1 for construction 

projects. 

3. Reporting 

After grant approval and through 

grant completion, you will be required 

to provide an SF–425, ‘‘Federal 

Financial Report,’’ and a performance 

report on a semiannual basis (due 30 

working days after the end of the 

semiannual period) for the first two 

years, and then annually thereafter, with 

the first report submitted no later than 

six months after receiving a grant under 

this section The project performance 

reports shall include the following: 

(a) All activities funded with the grant 

funds. 

(b) Evaluation of progress towards 

strategic initiatives identified in the 

application for the grant. Discuss any 

issues which may have occurred. 

(c) Measurement of progress using 

performance measures during the 

project period, which may include the 

following: 

(1) High wage jobs created; 

(2) High wage jobs retained; 

(3) Private investment leveraged; 

(4) Businesses improved; 

(5) Businesses retained; 

(6) New business formations; 

(7) New products, prototypes and/or 

services commercialized; 

(8) Improvement of the value of 

existing products or services under 

development; 

(9) Regional collaboration as 

measured by the number of 

organizations actively engaged in the 

industry cluster and/or the number of 

symposia held by the industry cluster, 

including organizations that are not 

located in the immediate region defined 

by the partnership and/or the number of 

further cooperative agreements; 

(10) Number of educations and 

training activities relating to the 

innovation; 

(11) Number of innovative products, 

services and/or prototypes launched; 

(12) Number of jobs relocated from 

outside of the United States to the 

region; 

(13) Amount and number of new 

equity investments in industry cluster 

firms; 

(14) Amount and number of new 

loans to industry cluster firms; 

(15) Dollar increase in exports 

resulting from the project activities; 

(16) Percentage of employees for 

which training was provided; 

(17) Improvement in sales of 

participating businesses; 

(18) Improvement in wages paid at 

participating businesses; 

(19) Improvement in income of 

participating workers; 

(20) Any measure determined 

appropriate by the Agency; and 

(21) Broadband development in the 

targeted region. 

(d) Initiatives and timetable 

established for the next reporting 

period. 

(e) Any additional information as 

found in the annual Federal Register 

notice. 

G. Agency Contacts 

If you have questions about this 

notice, please consult the RISE program 

web page at https://www.rd.usda.gov/ 

RISE where program guidance as well as 

application and matching funds 

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to submit an electronic application, 

follow the instructions for the RISE 

funding announcement located at 

https://www.grants.gov. You may also 

contact National Office Program 

Management Division: RISE Program 

Lead, cpgrants@usda.gov or call the 

main line at 202–720–1400. 

H. Nondiscrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and 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. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication for 

program information (e.g., Braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TTY) or contact USDA through the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office, or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all of the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter 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) Email: OAC@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Mark Brodziski, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12335 Filed 6–14–21; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Economic Analysis 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Direct Investment Surveys: 

BE–15, Annual Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United States 

AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Ricardo Limes, Chief, Multinational 

Operations Branch (BE–69), Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, by email to Ricardo.limes@

bea.gov and PRAcomments@doc.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0608–0034 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Ricardo 

Limes, Chief, Multinational Operations 

Branch (BE–69), Bureau of Economic 

Analysis; via phone at (301) 278–9659; 

or via email at Ricardo.Limes@bea.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States (BE–15) 

obtains sample data on the financial 

structure and operations of foreignowned U.S. business enterprises. The 

data are needed to provide reliable, 

useful, and timely measures of foreign 

direct investment in the United States to 

assess its impact on the U.S. economy. 

The sample data are used to derive 

universe estimates in non-benchmark 

years from similar data reported in the 

BE–12 benchmark survey, which is 

conducted every five years. The data 

collected include balance sheets; 

income statements; property, plant, and 

equipment; employment and employee 

compensation; merchandise trade; sales 

of goods and services; taxes; and 

research and development activity for 

the U.S. operations. In addition to these 

national data, several data items are 

collected by state, including 

employment and property, plant, and 

equipment. 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA) is not proposing any changes to 

the BE–15 survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

BEA contacts potential respondents 

by mail in March of each year; 

responses covering a reporting 

company’s fiscal year ending during the 

previous calendar year are due by May 

31 (or by June 30 for respondents that 

file using BEA’s eFile system). Reports 

are required from each U.S. business 

enterprise in which a foreign person has 

at least 10 percent of the voting stock in 

an incorporated business enterprise, or 

an equivalent interest in an 

unincorporated business enterprise, and 

that meets the additional conditions 

detailed in the BE–15 forms and 

instructions. Entities required to report 

will be contacted individually by BEA. 

Entities not contacted by BEA have no 

reporting responsibilities. 

BEA offers electronic filing through 

its eFile system for use in reporting on 

the BE–15 annual survey forms. In 

addition, BEA posts all its survey forms 

and reporting instructions on its website 

(www.bea.gov/fdi). These may be 

downloaded, completed, printed, and 

submitted via fax or mail. 

Potential respondents of the BE–15 

are selected from those U.S. business 

enterprises that were required to report 

on the 2017 BE–12, Benchmark Survey 

of Foreign Direct Investment in the 

United States, along with those U.S. 

business enterprises that subsequently 

entered the direct investment universe. 

The BE–15 is a sample survey; universe 

estimates are developed from the 

reported sample data. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0034. 

Form Number: BE–15. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

reinstatement without change. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,600 annually, of which approximately 

3,300 file A forms, 1,600 file B forms, 

1,200 file C forms, and 500 file Claim for 

Exemption forms. 


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