Opportunity RDBCP-09-RBEG-ARRA
The summary for the Opportunity RDBCP-09-RBEG-ARRA grant is detailed below.
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Opportunity RDBCP-09-RBEG-ARRA: Notice: "In addition to meeting the requirements of the RBEG program, applicants must also comply with applicable provisions of the ARRA and any related regulations and guidance. For non-construction projects, this will include ARRA reporting requirements. For construction projects, this will include the ARRA reporting requirements as well as the Davis-Bacon and "Buy America" requirements".Type of Award: GrantMatching Funds: Not requiredFiscal Year Funds: FY 2009 and 2010Total Funding: $20,000,000.Approximate Number of Awards: Estimate 200Average Award: $99,000Anticipated Award Date: Ongoing as projects are funded.
Federal Grant Title: | Opportunity RDBCP-09-RBEG-ARRA |
Federal Agency Name: | Business and Cooperative Programs |
Grant Categories: | Business and Commerce Community Development Recovery Act |
Type of Opportunity: | Mandatory |
Funding Opportunity Number: | RDBCP-09-RBEG-ARRA |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 10.783 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Rural Business Enterprise Grants - ARRA |
Current Application Deadline: | Applications submitted for ARRA funding may be sub |
Original Application Deadline: | Applications submitted for ARRA funding may be sub |
Posted Date: | Mar 27, 2009 |
Creation Date: | Mar 27, 2009 |
Archive Date: | No date given |
Total Program Funding: | |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | |
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Expected Number of Awards: | |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Applicants eligible for RBEG funds are public bodies and private nonprofit corporations, such as States, counties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations which will serve rural areas. "Rural area" for this program is defined as a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of 50,000 inhabitants or less, other than an urbanized area immediately adjacent to a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population in excess of 50,000 inhabitants. Applications will only be accepted from eligible entities. Applications will not be considered for funding if they do not provide sufficient information to determine eligibility or are missing required elements. Applications must be submitted in paper format to the USDA Rural Development State Office where the project is located. Applications may not be submitted by electronic mail. All applicants must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at 1-866-705-5711. An application must contain all of the required elements. Each application received in a USDA Rural Development State Office will be reviewed to determine if it is consistent with the eligible purposes contained in section 310B(c) of the CONACT. Each selection priority criterion outlined in 7 CFR 1942.305(b)(3), must be addressed in the application. Failure to address any of the criteria will result in a zero-point score for that criterion and will impact the overall evaluation of the application. Copies of 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G, will be provided to any interested applicant making a request to a USDA Rural Development State Office listed in this notice. The program is administered on behalf of RBS at the State level by the USDA Rural Development State Offices. Assistance provided to rural areas under this program may include on-site technical assistance to local and regional governments, public transit agencies, and related non-profit and for-profit organizations in rural areas; the development of training materials; and the provision of necessary training assistance to local officials and agencies in rural areas. Awards under the RBEG program will be made on a competitive basis using specific selection criteria contained in 7 CFR part 1942, subpart G, and in accordance with section 310B(c)(2) of the CONACT. Information required to be in the application package includes the following documents: * SF 424, "Application for Federal Assistance" * RD 1940-20, "Request for Environmental Information" * Scope of Work Narrative * Income Statement * Balance Sheet or Audit for previous 3 years * AD-1047, "Debarment/Suspension Certification" * AD-1048, "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion" * AD-1049, "Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements" * Restrictions on Lobbying * RD 400-1, "Equal Opportunity Agreement" * RD 400-4, "Assurance Agreement * Letter stating Board authorization to obtain assistance * Letter certifying citizenship, as referenced in 7 CFR 1942.307(b). The project that scores the greatest number of points based on the RBEG selection criteria and the discretionary points will be selected for each grant. The RBEG program is administered through State allocations. Applications will be received, reviewed, scored and funded at the State Office level. All applicants will be notified by USDA Rural Development of the Agency's decision on the awards. All projects requesting assistance through ARRA grant funds are to be conspicuously identified when the applications are submitted to the USDA Rural Development State Office.
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- Grant Announcement Contact
- USDA State Office 1-800-670-6553 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html [[email protected]]
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