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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

Notice of Funds Availability Under the 

Consolidated Security, Disaster 

Assistance, and Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2009 

AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 

Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(RHS), Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service (RBS), and Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS) are administered through 

USDA Rural Development (RD). This 

Notice announces the availability of 

disaster assistance pursuant to Chapter 

1 of Title I of Division B of the 

Consolidated Security, Disaster 

Assistance, and Continuing 

Appropriations Act 2009 (Pub. L. 110– 

329) (September 30, 2008). 

DATES: Unless otherwise specified in 

this Notice, applications will be 

accepted on a rolling basis. 

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for 

assistance, or that are in need of further 

information, should contact the USDA 

Rural Development State Office in the 

state where the project is located. A list 

of the USDA Rural Development State 

Offices addresses and telephone 

numbers are as follows: 

Note: Telephone numbers are not toll-free. 

Alabama 

Sterling Centre, Suite 601, 4121 

Carmichael Road, Montgomery, AL 

36106–3683, (334) 279–3400/TDD 

(334) 279–3495. 

Alaska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, 

Palmer, AK 99645–6539, (907) 761– 

7705/TDD (907) 761–8905. 

Arizona 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 206, Phoenix, 

AZ 85003, (602) 280–8701/TDD (602) 

280–8705. 

Arkansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

700 West Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, 

Little Rock, AR 72201–3225, (501) 

301–3200/TDD (501) 301–3279. 

California 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

430 G Street, # 4169, Davis, CA 

95616–4169, (530) 792–5800/TDD 

(530) 792–5848. 

Colorado 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

655 Parfet Street, Room E–100, 

Lakewood, CO 80215, (720) 544– 

2903/TDD (720) 544–2976. 

Connecticut 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, 

MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD 

(413) 253–4590. 

Delaware-Maryland 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1221 College Park Drive, Suite 200, 

Dover, DE 19904, (302) 857–3580/ 

TDD (302) 857–3585. 

Florida 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 

147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, 

(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

Georgia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. 

Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601– 

2768, (706) 546–2162/TDD (706) 546– 

2034. 

Hawaii 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 311, 154 

Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, 

(808) 933–8380/TDD (808) 933–8321. 

Idaho 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

9173 West Barnes Dr., Suite A1, 

Boise, ID 83709, (208) 378–5600/TDD 

(208) 378–5644. 

Illinois 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

2118 West Park Court, Suite A, 

Champaign, IL 61821, (217) 403– 

6200/TDD (217) 403–6240. 

Indiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, 

Indianapolis, IN 46278, (317) 290– 

3100/TDD (317) 290–3343. 

Iowa 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 873, 210 

Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 

(515) 284–4663/TDD (515) 284–4858. 

Kansas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1303 S.W. First American Place, Suite 

100, Topeka, KS 66604–4040, (785) 

271–2700/TDD (785) 271–2767. 

Kentucky 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, 

Lexington, KY 40503, (859) 224–7300/ 

TDD (859) 224–7422. 

Louisiana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, 

LA 71302, (318) 473–7921/TDD (318) 

473–7655. 

Maine 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 

405, Bangor, ME 04402–0405, (207) 

990–9160/TDD (207) 942–7331. 

Massachusetts 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, 

MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD 

(413) 253–4590. 

Michigan 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East 

Lansing, MI 48823, (517) 324–5190/ 

TDD (517) 324–5169. 

Minnesota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

375 Jackson Street, Suite 410, St. Paul, 

MN 55101–1853, (651) 602–7800/TDD 

(651) 602–3799. 


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Mississippi 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. 

Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, 

(601) 965–4316/TDD (601) 965–5850. 

Missouri 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade 

Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 

65203, (573) 876–0976/TDD (573) 

876–9480. 

Montana 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

900 Technology Boulevard, Suite B, 

P.O. Box 850, Bozeman, MT 59771, 

(406) 585–2580/TDD (406) 585–2562. 

Nebraska 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 

Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE 

68508, (402) 437–5551/TDD (402) 

437–5093. 

Nevada 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, 

NV 89703–5146, (775) 887–1222/TDD 

(775) 885–0633. 

New Hampshire 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828– 

6000/TDD (802) 223–6365. 

New Jersey 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

8000 Midlantic Drive, 5th Floor 

North, Suite 500, Mt. Laurel, NJ 

08054, (856) 787–7700/TDD (856) 

787–7784. 

New Mexico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

6200 Jefferson Street, NE, Room 255, 

Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761– 

4950/TDD (505) 761–4938. 

New York 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 South 

Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 

13202–2541, (315) 477–6400/TDD 

(315) 477–6447. 

North Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, 

NC 27609, (919) 873–2000/TDD (919) 

873–2003. 

North Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 

Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 

58502–1737, (701) 530–2037/TDD 

(701) 530–2113. 

Ohio 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 

North High Street, Columbus, OH 

43215–2418, (614) 255–2400/TDD 

(614) 255–2554. 

Oklahoma 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 

74074–2654, (405) 742–1000/TDD 

(405) 742–1007. 

Oregon 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 801, 

Portland, OR 97232, (503) 414–3300/ 

TDD (503) 414–3387. 

Pennsylvania 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–2996, (717) 

237–2299/TDD (717) 237–2261. 

Puerto Rico 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos 

Rivera Avenue, San Juan, PR 00918– 

6106, (787) 766–5095/TDD (787) 766– 

5332. 

Rhode Island 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

451 West Street, Suite 2, Amherst, 

MA 01002–2999, (413) 253–4300/TDD 

(413) 253–4590. 

South Carolina 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 

1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, 

Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765–5163/ 

TDD (803) 765–5697. 

South Dakota 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 

Fourth Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, 

(605) 352–1100/TDD (605) 352–1147. 

Tennessee 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, 

Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783– 

1300. 

Texas 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 

South Main, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 

742–9700/TDD (254) 742–9712. 

Utah 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 

125 South State Street, Room 4311, 

Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524– 

4320/TDD (801) 524–3309. 

Vermont 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828– 

6000/TDD (802) 223–6365. 

Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238, 

Richmond, VA 23229–5014, (804) 

287–1550/TDD (804) 287–1753. 

Washington 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

1835 Black Lake Boulevard SW., Suite 

B, Olympia, WA 98512–5715, (360) 

704–7740/TDD (360) 704–7760. 

Virgin Islands 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4440 NW 25th Place, P.O. Box 

147010, Gainesville, FL 32614–7010, 

(352) 338–3400/TDD (352) 338–3499. 

West Virginia 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

75 High Street, Room 320, 

Morgantown, WV 26505–7500, (304) 

284–4860/TDD (304) 284–4836. 

Wisconsin 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, 

WI 54481, (715) 345–7600/TDD (715) 

345–7614. 

Wyoming 

USDA Rural Development State Office, 

100 East B, Federal Building, Room 

1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 

82602–5006, (307) 233–6700/TDD 

(307) 233–6733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information and application assistance 

contact the appropriate Rural 

Development State Office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this Notice. 

For information regarding Housing 

and Community Facilities Programs, 

contact: Community Facilities, Anita 

Outen, Loan Specialist, at 202–720– 

1497, or Susan Woolard, Loan 

Specialist, at 202–720–1506; MultiFamily Housing Programs, Henry 

Searcy, Financial and Loan Specialist, at 

202–720–1753; Single Family program, 

Myron Wooden, Loan Specialist, at 202– 

720–4780. 

For further information regarding 

Business Programs, contact: Fred 

Kieferle, Business and Industry (B&I) 

Guaranteed Loan Program, at 202–720– 

7818, e-mail: 

fred.kieferle@wdc.usda.gov, Cindy 

Mason, Rural Business Enterprise Grant 

(RBEG), at 202–690–1433, e-mail: 

cindy.mason@wdc.usda.gov. 

For information regarding Water and 

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Guaranteed Loan, and Grant programs, 

contact: Gayle Auman, Loan Specialist, 

at 334–279–3620, e-mail: 

gayle.auman@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Rural Development 

Mission Area agencies (RHS, RUS, and 

RBS of the United States Department of 

Agriculture) provide a wide variety of 

grant, loan, and loan guarantee 

assistance to rural residents, rural 

communities, and rural utility systems. 

The eligibility criteria for each of the 

programs differ widely. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection requirements contained in 

this Notice are approved by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

under OMB Control Numbers 0575– 

0172, 0575–0173, 0570–0174, 0575– 

0189, 0570–0017, 0570–0022, and 0570– 

0121. 

Application Procedure: Unless 

otherwise specified in this Notice, the 

application procedure for assistance 

under this Notice is the same as the 

regular application procedure for the 

particular program for which financial 

assistance is requested. 

I. Disaster Assistance Funds 

A. Affected Programs 

The following programs are subject to 

the provisions of Executive Order 12372 

which requires intergovernmental 

consultation with State and local 

officials, pursuant to 7 CFR 3015.302, as 

a covered program. These programs or 

activities are listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

under Numbers: 

10.438 Section 538 Guaranteed Multifamily Housing Loans 

10.447 Multi-family Revitalization 

10.448 Rural Housing Voucher 

Program 

10.766 Community Facilities Loans 

and Grants 

10.410 Very Low to Moderate Income 

Housing Loans 

10.768 Business and Industry 

10.769 Rural Business Enterprise 

Grants 

10.760 Water and Waste Direct Loans 

B. Description of Assistance 

Chapter 1 of Title I of Division B of 

the Consolidated Security, Disaster 

Assistance, and Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2009, (the ‘‘Act’’) 

Public Law 110–329 enables USDA 

Rural Development to provide: (1) $150 

million for the cost of assistance to areas 

affected by hurricanes, floods, and 

natural disasters occurring in calendar 

year 2008 that have been declared a 

major disaster by the President under 

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5121, 

et seq., and (2) $38 million for single 

and multi-family housing assistance to 

areas affected by hurricanes Katrina and 

Rita. Pursuant to section 10101(c) of the 

Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 

waive any limits on population, income, 

or cost-sharing otherwise applicable to a 

project or activity. To the extent the 

Secretary has authorized such waiver(s) 

with respect to funds for a program 

covered by this NOFA, such waiver is 

indicated in connection with each 

program area of this NOFA. 

C. Designated Disaster Area 

For the purposes of this Notice, the 

designated disaster area shall be those 

areas affected by hurricanes, floods, and 

other natural disasters occurring during 

calendar year 2008 for which a disaster 

was declared by the President under 

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5121, 

et seq. (Stafford Act) and areas affected 

by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

Projects located in the identified 

counties on the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) map for 

these disasters will be eligible for 

funding. The FEMA Web site, http:// 

www.fema.gov, lists Major and 

Emergency Disaster Declarations by year 

and by State. All of these disaster areas 

were declared by the President or the 

Secretary of Agriculture, but only Major 

Disaster Declarations (i.e., those 

declared by the President) are eligible 

for the funds covered by this NOFA. 

Individual and public assistance may be 

provided in eligible areas. 

1. Community Facilities (CF) Programs 

USDA Rural Development will 

provide CF Direct Loan funds, CF 

Guaranteed Loan funds and CF Grant 

funds for essential community facilities 

in rural areas affected by hurricanes, 

floods, and other natural disasters 

which occurred during calendar year 

2008 as follows: 

CF Direct Loan Funds: $169,580,420 

CF Guaranteed Loan Funds: 

$157,467,532 

CF Grant Funds: $24,250,000 

The CF Guaranteed and Direct Loan and 

Grant Programs are designed to finance 

and facilitate the development of 

essential community facilities serving 

rural areas. These facilities include, but 

are not limited to, hospitals, medical 

clinics, elderly care facilities, police 

stations and vehicles, fire and rescue 

stations and vehicles, vocational and 

medical rehabilitation centers, and 

educational facilities. Funds under this 

Notice can be used to construct, enlarge, 

or improve community facilities for 

health, public safety, and education. 

This may include the purchase of 

equipment or furnishings required for a 

facility’s operation. 

Waiver. CF Grants can be made 

without regard to graduated funding or 

matching funds requirements. CF Grant 

funds can be used for up to 75 percent 

of the cost to develop the facility. 

General Provisions. The Act enables 

the Secretary of Agriculture to make 

grants to recipients that may have 

challenges in making loan payments. 

Rural Development has determined that 

it will review and make awards under 

this NOFA as applications are received. 

Applications will be reviewed, 

approved, and obligated in the State 

Rural Development Office. 

Eligibility Requirements. Public 

entities such as municipalities, 

counties, and special-purpose districts, 

as well as nonprofit corporations, 

including Faith-based and 

neighborhood organizations, and 

federally-recognized tribal governments 

in designated disaster areas with a 

population of 20,000 or less are eligible 

to apply. 

Priority. Priority will be provided in 

accordance with established program 

priorities and performance measures. 

The applicant’s financial statements 

will be analyzed by Rural Development 

staff to determine the percentage of 

guaranteed loan funds, direct loans, and 

grant funds required for project 

feasibility. 

Applicable Statutory or Regulatory 

Authority. Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, Section 306 (7 U.S.C. 

1926(a) (1) and (19)); and, to the extent 

not waived by this Notice, 7 CFR Part 

3570, Subpart B, Community Facilities 

Grant Program, 7 CFR Part 3575, 

Subpart A, Community Facilities 

Guaranteed Loan Program; 7 CFR Part 

1942, Subpart A, Community Facilities 

Direct Loan Program; and 7 CFR Part 

1942, Subpart C, Fire and Rescue Loans. 

2. Single Family Housing Programs 

General. USDA Rural Development 

will provide SFH program funds in rural 

areas affected by hurricanes, floods, and 

other natural disasters occurring during 

calendar years 2008 and areas affected 

by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

This Notice provides SFH disaster 

allocations for FY 2009. Allocation 

computations have been made in 

accordance with 7 CFR 1940.563 

through 1940.568. 

Disaster Act Authorization. The 

Disaster Act authorizes SFH to provide 


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grants, loans and loan guarantees to 

eligible applicants in rural areas affected 

by hurricanes, floods and other natural 

disasters occurring during 2008 for 

which the President has declared a 

major disaster under title IV of the 

Robert. T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 and 

areas affected by hurricanes Katrina and 

Rita. 

Funding is available as follows: 

Disaster Funds 

(1) Section 502 SFH Direct Loans 

Hurricanes Supplemental (Katrina/ 

Rita): $116,025,531 

2008 Disaster Emergency 

Supplemental: $433,035,714 

(2) Section 504 Direct Housing Repair 

Loans 

Section 504 Housing Repair Loans 

2005 Hurricanes: $504,329 

(3) Section 504 Grants 

Section 504 Housing Repair Grants 

2005 Hurricanes: $15,152,777 

Section 504 Housing Repair Grants 

2008 Disaster: $4,850,000 

(4) Section 502 Guaranteed Loans 

(Nonsubsidized) 

Section 502 Guaranteed Purchase 2005 

Disaster Loans (Nonsubsidized) 

Purchase—Amount Available for 2005 

Disaster Allocation 

Total Available—Purchase: 

$1,278,411,582 

Less National Office General Reserve: 

$240,179,009 

Allocation to the States: 

$1,038,232,573 

General Reserve. The National Office 

will maintain a general reserve. These 

funds will be available to states that 

exhaust their allocations. 

Section 502 Guaranteed Purchase 2008 

Disaster Loans (Nonsubsidized) 

Purchase—Amount Available for 2008 

Disaster Allocation 

Total Available—Purchase: 

$1,069,291,339 

Less National Office General Reserve: 

$534,646,340 

Allocation to the States: $534,644,999 

Applicable Statutory or Regulatory 

Authority 

• The Housing Act of 1949 as 

amended. 

• RD Instruction 1980–D 

(Guaranteed). 

• 7 CFR Part 3550 (Direct). 

• 7 CFR 1940.563 through 1940.568 

Further Information. All SFH 

programs are administered through field 

offices. For more information or to make 

application, please contact the Rural 

Development office servicing your area 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

Notice. 

3. Multi-Family Housing (MFH) 

Program 

MFH Program funding will be 

available to build or repair projects 

located in designated disaster areas or 

protect tenants in projects in designated 

disaster areas that leave the Section 515 

program through prepayment or 

foreclosure. Initial MFH loan and grant 

disaster funding levels for FY 2009 

expressed as budget authority are as 

follows: 

Section 515 Direct Loans: $747,911 

MFH Revitalization (MPR)—Budget 

Authority: $5,820,000 

Section 538 Guaranteed MFH: 

$12,372,449 

Rural Housing Vouchers: $1,940,000 

Budget authority funding levels may 

be adjusted depending on demand for 

funding in each of the MFH program 

areas. All funds will be held in the 

National Office and will be distributed 

either using the application selection 

processes under applicable FY 2009 

funding notices, or through the 

Administrator’s direction. The 

applicable notices include the Notice of 

Funding Availability for the Section 515 

Rural Rental Housing Program for New 

Construction in Fiscal Year 2009, 

published on April 29, 2009, the Notice 

of Solicitation of Applications: Section 

514, 515 and 516 Multi-Family Housing 

Revitalization Demonstration Program 

(MPR) for Fiscal Year 2009 [74 FR 

19505], published on April 29, 2009 [74 

FR 19513]; the Notice of Funding 

Availability: Rural Development 

Voucher Program, published on April 

29, 2009 [74 FR 19510] and the Notice 

for the Request for Proposals for Loan 

Guarantees under the Section 538 

Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing 

Program (GRHHP) for Fiscal Year 2009, 

published on January 21, 2009 [74 FR 

3551]. 

A complete description of each of the 

Multi-Family Housing Programs, which 

includes general provisions, assistance 

available, eligibility requirements, and 

selection criteria is available in the FY 

2009 funding notices identified above. 

Dates. Applications for MPR and 

Section 515 new construction are due 

by June 29, 2009. 

Applicable Statutory or Regulatory 

Authority. Sections 514, 515, 516, and 

538 multi-family housing programs are 

authorized by the Housing Act of 1949, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec.1484, 1485, 

1486, 1490p-2) and provide Rural 

Development with the authority to make 

loans for low-income multi-family 

housing and farm labor housing and 

related facilities. The Agriculture, Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

161), December 26, 2007, the 

Consolidated Security Disaster 

Assistance and Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110– 

329) (September 30, 2008). The Rural 

Development Voucher Program is 

authorized under Section 542 of the 

Housing Act of 1949, as amended 

(without regard to Section 542 (b)). 

4. Business and Industry (B&I) 

Guaranteed Loan Program 

USDA Rural Development will 

provide B&I Guaranteed Loan funds to 

assist businesses in rural areas affected 

by hurricanes, floods, and other natural 

disasters occurring during calendar year 

2008 as follows: 

B&I Guaranteed Loan Funds 2008 

Disasters: $445,977,011 

B&I Guaranteed Loan Program is to 

improve, develop, or finance business, 

industry, and employment and improve 

the economic and environmental 

climate in rural communities. This 

purpose is achieved by bolstering the 

existing private credit structure through 

the guarantee of quality loans which 

will provide lasting community 

benefits. 

Eligibility Requirements. A borrower 

may be a cooperative organization, 

corporation, partnership, or other legal 

entity organized and operated on a 

profit or nonprofit basis; an Indian tribe 

on a Federal or State reservation or 

other federally recognized tribal group; 

a public body; or an individual. B&I 

loans are normally available in rural 

areas, which include all areas other than 

cities or towns of more than 50,000 

people and the contiguous and adjacent 

urbanized area of such cities or towns. 

Loan purposes must be consistent 

with the general purpose contained in 

the regulation, and include business 

acquisition; the purchase and/or 

development of land, buildings, 

leasehold improvements; purchase of 

machinery, equipment; supplies, and 

inventory; and debt refinancing. 

The total amount of Agency loans to 

one borrower generally must not exceed 

$25 million. Loans up to $40 million 

may be authorized for rural cooperative 

organizations that process value-added 

agricultural commodities. The interest 

rate for the guaranteed loan will be 

negotiated between the lender and the 

applicant. Collateral must have 

documented value sufficient to protect 

the interest of the lender and the 

Agency. 

Priority. Funds are available on a firstcome-first-served basis. 

Applicable Statutory or Regulatory 

Authority. 


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• Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, Section 310B (7 

U.S.C. 1932) 

• 7 CFR Part 4279, Subparts A and B 

• Part 4287, Subpart B. Business and 

Industry Guaranteed Loan Program. 

5. Rural Business Enterprise Grant 

(RBEG) Program 

USDA Rural Development will 

provide disaster designated RBEG grant 

funds for rural disaster recovery projects 

that finance and facilitate development 

of small and emerging rural businesses 

help fund distance learning networks, 

and help fund employment related adult 

education programs in rural areas 

affected by hurricanes, floods, and other 

natural disasters occurring during 

calendar year 2008 as follow: 

RBEG 2008 disaster funds: $4,850,000 

To assist with business development, 

RBEGs may fund a broad array of 

activities, and may include acquisition, 

development, and/or renovation of real 

estate; purchase of machinery and 

equipment; capitalization of revolving 

loan funds; training; and technical 

assistance. Eligible activities are 

delineated in 7 CFR 1942–G. 

Eligibility Requirements. Applicants 

eligible for RBEG funds are public 

bodies and private non-profit 

corporations serving rural areas. States, 

counties, cities, townships, and 

incorporated towns and villages, 

boroughs, authorities, districts, 

including Faith-based and 

neighborhood organizations and private 

non-profit corporations, and Indian 

tribes on Federal and state reservations 

which will serve rural areas. ‘‘Rural 

area’’ for this program is defined as all 

areas other than cities or towns of more 

than 50,000 people and the contiguous 

and adjacent urbanized area of such 

cities or towns. Applications will not be 

considered for funding if they do not 

provide sufficient information to 

determine eligibility or are missing 

required elements. 

Priority. There is no maximum level 

of grant funding, but smaller projects are 

given higher priority. 

Applicable Statutory or Regulatory 

Authority. 

• Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, Sec. 310B(c) (7 U.S.C. 

1932(c)(2)) 

• 7 CFR Part 1942, Subpart G, Rural 

Business Enterprise Grant Program 

6. Water and Waste Loans and Grants 

General. USDA Rural Development’s 

Water and Environmental Programs 

(WEP) provide a wide variety of grant, 

loan and loan guarantee assistance to 

rural residents, communities and utility 

systems. Details on eligible applicants 

and projects may be found in the 

relevant regulations listed in the 

‘‘Applicable Statutory and Regulatory 

Authority’’ section below. 

Disaster Act Authorization. The 

Disaster Act authorizes WEP to provide 

grants and loans to eligible applicants in 

rural areas affected by hurricanes, floods 

and other natural disasters occurring 

during 2008 for which the President has 

declared a major disaster under Title IV 

of the Robert. T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974. 

Funding is available as follows: 

Water and Waste Funds 

2008 Disasters loan funds: 

$49,589,603 

2008 Disasters grant funds: 

$15,000,000 

Emergency Community Water 

Assistance Grants: $2,000,000 

Waiver(s) Pursuant to Section 

10101(c) of the Disaster Act. None. 

Applicable Statutory or Regulatory 

Authority. 

• Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, Section 306 (7 U.S.C. 

1926(a)(1), (2), and (24)) and Section 

306A (7 U.S.C. 1926a). 

• 7 CFR Part 1778, Emergency and 

Imminent Community Water Assistance 

Grants. 

• 7 CFR 1779, Water and Waste 

Disposal Programs Guaranteed Loans. 

(An Interim Rule, 7 CFR 5001, has been 

published in the Federal Register, but is 

not effective as of the date of this 

Notice). 

• 7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste Loans 

and Grants. 

Further Information. Information for 

the Water and Environmental Programs’ 

Direct Loan and Grant programs may be 

obtained by contacting your USDA 

Rural Development State Office as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. 

Civil Rights 

Programs referenced in this Notice are 

subject to applicable Civil Rights Laws. 

These laws include the Equal Credit 

Opportunity Act, Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1968, as amended in 1988, 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 

1975. 

Non-Discrimination Statement 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). To file a 

complaint of discrimination, write to 

USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–9410, or call 

(800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202) 720– 

6382 (TDD). ‘‘USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender.’’ 

Dated: May 29, 2009. 

Dallas Tonsager, 

Under Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14953 Filed 6–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for the Small, Socially-Disadvantaged 

Producer Grant Program in Fiscal Year 

2009 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service announces the 

availability of approximately $1.463 

million in competitive grant funds for 

fiscal year (FY) 2009 for cooperatives or 

associations of cooperatives to assist 

small, socially-disadvantaged 

agricultural producers. USDA Rural 

Development Cooperative Programs 

hereby requests proposals from eligible 

cooperatives and associations of 

cooperatives for a competitively 

awarded grant to fund technical 

assistance to small, sociallydisadvantaged agricultural producers in 

rural areas. The maximum award per 

grant is $175,000. 

DATES: Applications for grants must be 

submitted on paper or electronically 

according to the following deadlines: 

Paper copies must be postmarked and 

mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no 

later than August 10, 2009, to be eligible 

for FY 2009 grant funding. Late 

applications are not eligible for FY 2009 

grant funding. 

Electronic copies must be received by 

August 10, 2009, to be eligible for FY 

2009 grant funding. Late applications 

will not be eligible for FY 2009 grant 

funding. 


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