Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Seafood Processing and/or Fishery Worker Housing Grants

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	Federal Grant Title:	Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Seafood Processing and/or Fishery Worker Housing Grants
	CFDA Number:	10.433
	CFDA Description:	Rural Housing Preservation Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Utilities Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Housing
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Earmark
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-RD-HCFP-HPGWKGT-2007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jul 26, 2007
	Creation Date:	Jul 26, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2007 The deadline for receipt of all applications in response to this RFP is 5 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 31, 2007. The application closing deadline is firm as to date and hour. RHS will not consider any application that is received after the closing deadline. Applicants intending to mail applications must provide sufficient time to permit delivery on or before the closing deadline. Acceptance by a post office or private mailer does not constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX), Cash on Delivery (COD), and postage due applications will not be accepted.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,300,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments State governments Special district governments City or township governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: "Other" refers to Faith Based Enities
Grant Description: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of agriculture, aquaculture, and seafood processing and/or fishery worker housing grants in the States of Alaska, Mississippi, Utah, and Wisconsin. This Notice was published on April 6, 2004, in the Federal Register, vol. 69, page 18040, to award $4,970,500 in grant funds for a housing demonstration program for agriculture, aquaculture, and seafood processing and/or fishery workers in the above states. Public Law 108-199 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004) authorized RHS to establish a demonstration program to provide financial assistance (grants) for processing and/or fishery worker housing in the States of Alaska, Mississippi, Utah, and Wisconsin. This RFP requests proposals from qualified private and public nonprofit agencies, non-profit cooperatives, state and local governments, and tribal organizations in Alaska, Mississippi, Utah, and Wisconsin to construct housing for agriculture, aquaculture, and seafood processing and/or fishery workers. Any one project may not receive grant funds of more than $1,370,595 from this program. Applications will only be accepted from applicants who will use the funds awarded in the following states: Alaska, Mississippi, Utah, or Wisconsin. Housing facilities constructed under this RFP are expected to increase the supply of housing for agriculture, aquaculture, and seafood processing and/or fishery workers in markets where adequate housing is not available. The Agency has remaining funds in the amount of $1,370,595 which will be awarded in this Notice.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Seafood Processing and/or Fishery Worker Housing Grants
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/nofas/index.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Henry Searcy, Jr., Senior Loan Specialist,
USDA, Rural Housing Service,
Multi-Family Housing Processing Division,
Stop 0781, Room 1263,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0781,
telephone (202) 720-1753
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