[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09449]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural Housing Service

Rural Utilities Service

[Docket No. RBS-23-BUSINESS-0025]


Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Strategic 
Economic and Community Development Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024; 
Correction

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and 
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, 
and Rural Utilities Service, agencies that comprise the Rural 
Development Mission Area within the United States Department of 
Agriculture, published a notice of solicitation of applications in the 
Federal Register on February 13, 2024, entitled ``Notice of 
Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Strategic Economic and 
Community Development Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024.'' The NOSA 
provides requirements to applicants submitting applications for 
Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) points through 
Secretary of Agriculture designated covered programs. Based on funding 
availability guidance published in the NOSA, this Correction Notice is 
issued to clarify that Community Facilities Grant Program funds will 
not be reserved for SECD in FY 2024. This Correction Notice also 
clarifies that approved USDA Rural Partners Network (RPN) networks are 
considered multi-jurisdictional entities for purposes of SECD and that 
community and economic development plans created in association with an 
RPN network will be accepted as plans under SECD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Batson, Rural Development 
Innovation Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 0793, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0783, Telephone: (573) 
239-2945. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Corrections

    In FR Doc 2024-02782 of February 13, 2024 (89 FR 10026), make the 
following correction of reference in the NOSA to ``Community Facilities 
Grants'' which is being removed by this Correction:
    (1) On page 10026, in column 3, under Supplementary Information in 
the Overview section, following the funding opportunity number, remove 
the second bullet for ``Community Facilities Grants; see 7 CFR part 
3570, subpart B.''
    (2) On page 10027, in column 1, under section A.3. The Covered 
Programs, following the second paragraph, remove the second bullet, 
``Community Facilities Grants; see 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B.''
    (3) On page 10027, in column 2, section B. Federal Award 
Information, after the Available Funds heading, remove the first three 
sentences and replace with: ``The amount of reserved funds available 
for SECD covered projects is as follows; Community Facilities Loans 
funding is $280,000,000, and Community Facilities Guaranteed Loans 
funding is $32,500,000, Water and Waste Disposal Programs Guaranteed 
Loans funding is $5,000,000, Water and Waste Disposal Direct Loans 
funding is $42,500,000, Water and Waste Disposal Grants funding is 
$11,935,000, and Rural Business Development Grants funding is 
$1,350,000 for Enterprise Grants and $150,000 for Opportunity Grants.
    (4) On page 10027, in column 2, in section B. Federal Award 
Information, remove the second line of the table referencing 
``Community Facilities Grant Program'' and the associated percentage of 
funds reserved for SECD Community Facilities Grant Program in column 2 
of the table.
    (5) On page 10027, in column 3, under section C. Eligibility 
Information, 1. Eligible Applicants, replace the 5th paragraph with 
``The third criterion is that the project supports partial or complete 
implementation of a strategic community investment plan on a multi-
jurisdictional and multi-sectoral basis as defined in 7 CFR 1980.1005. 
USDA Rural Partners Network (RPN) networks are considered multi-
jurisdictional entities for purposes of SECD and community and economic 
development plans created in association with an RPN network will be 
accepted as plans under SECD.''

Basil I. Gooden,
Under Secretary, Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-09449 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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