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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;More Opportunities for Rural Economies from USDA Grants Act or the&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;MORE USDA Grants Act &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal or local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On request, USDA must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions before and during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;USDA must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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