[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2778]


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[Federal Register: February 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farmers Home Administration

 

Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants

AGENCY: Farmers Home Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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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:

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                                                               Number of
                                                              loans made
                State and County                   District    during FY
                                                                  93    
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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 
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    Dated: January 26, 1994.
Michael V. Dunn,
Administrator, Farmers Home Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-2778 Filed 2-14-94; 8:45 am]
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