[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-2778] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: February 15, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farmers Home Administration Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants AGENCY: Farmers Home Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) announces that it is soliciting competitive applications in a pilot project under its Technical and Supervisory Assistance (TSA) Grants program. This action is taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart K which require the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for receipt of preapplications for TSA grants from eligible applicants. The intended effect of this Notice is to provide public and private nonprofit corporations, agencies, institutions, organizations, Indian tribes, and other associations notice of these dates. This TSA grant program will be available to provide funds to eligible applicants to conduct programs of technical and supervisory assistance for low- income rural residents to obtain and/or maintain occupancy of adequate housing. DATES: FmHA hereby announces that it will begin receiving preapplications on February 15, 1994. The closing date for acceptance by FmHA of preapplications is March 17, 1994. This period will be the only time during the current fiscal year that FmHA accepts preapplications. Preapplications must be received by or postmarked on or before March 17, 1994. ADDRESSES: Submit preapplications to FmHA field offices; applicants must contact their FmHA State Office for this information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter B. Patton, Senior Loan Officer, Single Family Housing Processing Division, USDA, FmHA, room 5334, South Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250, telephone (202) 720-0099 (This is not a toll free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 7 CFR part 1944, subpart K provides details on what information must be contained in the preapplication package. Entities wishing to apply for assistance should contact the FmHA State Office to receive further information and copies of the application package. Eligible entities for these competitively awarded grants include public and private nonprofit corporations, agencies, institutions, organizations, Indian tribes, and other associations. In accordance with 7 CFR Sec. 1944.525(a), the FmHA Administrator has targeted a total of 55 Counties in nine States to participate in this pilot project. The States and Counties selected to participate in the pilot project are listed below. The FmHA Administrator, using data provided in the 1990 Census, targeted a State from each of the nine Census Regions (as defined by the United States Census Bureau) for participation in the pilot project. The targeted States had the highest degree of substandard housing and the highest number of persons living in poverty in rural areas who are eligible to receive FmHA housing assistance. The balance of TSA funds will be available for national competition at a later date and under separate notice. This program is not listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance but is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials (7 CFR part 3015, subpart V; 48 FR 29115, June 24, 1983). Applicants are also referred to 7 CFR part 1944, Sections 1944.506(e)(1) and 1944.506(e)(2) for specific guidance on these requirements relative to the TSA grant program. In addition, FmHA is currently in the process of developing the FmHA Home Buyer's Handbook and upon completion will provide copies as needed at no cost to grantees. The FmHA Home Buyer's Handbook may be used by grantees to provide TSA. The funding instrument for the TSA Grant program will be a grant agreement. The term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 years, depending on available funds and demand. The maximum grant amount for this pilot project is $15,000 per County served per year. Each FmHA State Office will submit to the FmHA National Office no more than one preapplication per County served. Notices of action on the preapplications should be made no earlier than 66 days prior to the closing date. Following is a list of States and Counties selected to participate in the Home Buyer's Education Pilot Program: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of loans made State and County District during FY 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Mexico: 1. San Juan................................. 01 52 2. Santa Fe................................. 02 50 3. Dona Ana................................. 03 42 4. Luna..................................... 03 27 5. Taos..................................... 02 28 6. Valencia................................. 01 57 Mississippi: 1. Copiah................................... 01 36 2. Yazoo.................................... 02 34 3. Sunflower................................ 04 53 4. DeSota................................... 05 33 5. Neshoba.................................. 08 73 6. Pearl River.............................. 10 27 Louisiana: 1. Caddo.................................... 01 27 2. Avoyelles................................ 03 28 3. Lafayette................................ 04 33 4. Ascension................................ 05 43 5. St. Bernard.............................. 05 47 6. Morehouse................................ 06 14 California: 1. Shasta................................... 01 75 2. Merced................................... 02 86 3. Sacramento............................... 02 80 4. Mendocino................................ 03 40 5. Tulare................................... 04 105 6. Imperial................................. 05 126 7. Riverside................................ 05 176 Pennsylvania: 1. Venango.................................. 01 26 2. Centre................................... 02 75 3. Chester.................................. 03 44 4. Butler................................... 04 31 5. Berks.................................... 03 36 6. Union.................................... 02 19 Ohio: 1. Ottawa................................... 01 53 2. Fayette.................................. 02 48 3. Crawford................................. 03 44 4. Guernsey................................. 04 36 5. Clark.................................... 05 127 6. Madison.................................. 05 45 West Virginia: 1. Harrison................................. 01 63 2. Berkeley................................. 02 59 3. Raleigh.................................. 03 20 4. Putnam................................... 04 52 5. Wood..................................... 05 31 6. Kanawha.................................. 04 43 South Dakota: 1. Codington................................ 01 39 2. Lincoln.................................. 02 27 3. Meade.................................... 06 58 4. Pennington............................... 06 43 5. Beadle................................... 04 20 6. Brookings................................ 01 26 Maine: 1. Penobscot (020).......................... 02 94 2. Cumberland............................... 03 110 3. York..................................... 03 128 4. Knox..................................... 04 63 5. Penobscot (060).......................... 01 32 6. Washington............................... 04 41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated: January 26, 1994. Michael V. Dunn, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration. [FR Doc. 94-2778 Filed 2-14-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-07-V