[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20345]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Inviting Applications for the Delta Health Care Services Grant 
Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of application deadline to clarify the 
requirement that Consortium members be located in the Delta Region.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) extends the 
original deadline (July 24, 2017) for submitting applications for grant 
funds to help provide financial assistance to address the continued 
unmet health needs in the Delta Region announced in a Notice published 
May 22, 2017 in the Federal Register. This action is taken to clarify 
the requirement in the Notice that Consortium members be located in the 
Delta Region.

DATES: The deadline for submitting applications under the Notice 
published May 22, 2017, is extended to October 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be submitted via mail, courier, or hand 
delivery to the relevant RD State Office or electronically via http://www.grants.gov, in accordance with instructions published in the 
Federal Register Notice on May 22, 2017. Contact information for RD 
State Offices can be found at http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grants Division, Cooperative Programs, 
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 
3253, Washington, DC 20250-3253; or call (202) 690-1374.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Discussion of Extension of Application Deadline

    RBS published a Notice on May 22, 2017 in Vol. 82, No. 97 (82 FR 
23176) of the Federal Register with an application deadline of July 24, 
2017. Subsequently, the Agency received multiple inquiries in regard to 
the definition of Consortium included in the Notice. RBS is extending 
the deadline to clarify the requirement in the Notice that Consortium 
members be located in the Delta Region.
    The term `Consortium' is defined on page 23177 of the Notice 
published on May 22, 2017 in Vol. 82, No. 97 (82 FR 23176) as ``a group 
of three or more entities that are regional Institutions of Higher 
Education, Academic Health and Research Institutes, and/or Economic 
Development Entities located in the Delta Region that have at least 1 
year of prior experience in addressing the health care issues in the 
region. At least one of the consortium members must be legally 
organized as an incorporated organization or other legal entity and 
have legal authority to contract with the Federal Government.''
    However, there were a number of potential applicants that requested 
further clarification on the requirement that Consortium members be 
located in the Delta Region. Specifically, if an organization has 
contractors working in the Delta Region, but the organization does not 
have a physical address and/or headquarters located in the Delta 
Region, would the organization be considered an eligible Consortium 
member.
    Consortium members must have a physical address and/or headquarters 
located in the Delta Region to be eligible to apply for the Delta 
Health Care Services grant program. Delta Region means the 252 counties 
and parishes within the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, 
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee that are 
served by the Delta Regional Authority
    To ensure that all applicants are treated fairly, applicants who 
submitted an application in accordance with the original deadline may 
revise and resubmit their applications as necessary. Applicants who 
wish to revise their applications must resubmit their application by 
October 10, 2017.

Chad Parker,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-20345 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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