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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC
ASSISTANCE
10.672: Rural Development, Forestry and Communities
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| PROGRAM AND AWARD | FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS | FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO. |
| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS | INFORMATION CONTACTS |
| RELATED PROGRAMS | ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS | POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS |
Applicant Eligibility: State Foresters, tribal, State and Federal agencies (matching programs), local governments, not-for-profit organizations and others. Forest Service Region/Area/Institute policies will further define and focus resources to meet the needs of communities that these administrative units serve.
Beneficiary Eligibility: State Foresters, tribal, State and Federal agencies (matching programs), local governments, not-for-profit organizations and others. Forest Service Region/Area/Institute policies will further define and focus resources to meet the needs of communities that these administrative units serve.
Credentials/Documentation: Assistance is in response to a community or group of communities request for assistance in identifying opportunities and implementing action that will promote economic diversification and opportunities, technology transfer, and marketing.
Preapplication Coordination: This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: Not applicable. Contact Regional or Local Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. No community grants are reviewed or awarded at the National Office.
Award Procedure: Established by the Regional Office.
Deadlines: Communities are requested to submit form SF-424 (A) with SF-424 application and other required forms as advised by the Regional Office.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: The maximum is 60 days.
Appeals: Not applicable.
Renewals: SF-424(A) with SF-424 application is required to amend the allotment amount or length of commitment. Other requirements may be established by the Regional Office.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Regional Area Institutes are given the flexibility to make funding decisions based on their own understanding of community and regional priorities documented in a regional strategy for their specific administrative area. These overall strategies are accomplished through consultation with others, such as State, tribal, local agencies and organizations.
Examples of Funded Projects: Not available at this time. This is a new program.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $1,000 to $30,000.
Not available at this time. This is a new program.
Federal Agency: FOREST SERVICE, (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE )
Type of Assistance: Project Grants; Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment; Training.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 99 $3,500,000; FY 00 est $3,700,000; and FY 01 est $1,000,000.
Budget Account Number: 12-1105-0-1-302.
Authorization: Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1989, Public Law 100-446, 102 Stat. 1774, 1803.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: Forest Service Implementation Guidelines available in all Forest Service offices. OMB Circular Nos. A-102 and A-87, are applicable and USDA Implementing Regulations 7, CFR 3016, 3017, 3018, and 3019.
Regional or Local Office: Refer to Appendix IV of the Catalog for Regional and Area State and Private Forestry offices of the Forest Service and for addresses and phone numbers of Regional Foresters and Area Director of the Forest Service.
Headquarters Office: USDA Forest Service, Washington DC. Phone: (202) 205-1657. (Home Page)
(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)
Formula and Matching Requirements: The Federal contribution to the overall implementation of a planned project may have a match but that match is negotiated.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Financial assistance may be combination of interest that seeks to support planned action by the community or a group of communities to diversify the local economy and to improve their social, economic, and environmental well-being. Limitation on length of funded projects will be established at the Forest Service Administrative unit.
Uses and Use Restrictions: Funding may be allocated for such things as technical assistance, training and education, technology transfer, marketing and all costs associated with making these services available to State Foresters, tribal State and Federal agencies, local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and others working with communities.
Reports: Periodic and final reports are required.
Audits: In accordance with the provisions of 7 CFR Part 3052 which implement OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," Nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that receive less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 7 CFR 3052."
Records: State and other generally accepted accounting systems are permissible, if acceptable to audit and reconciliate. All grantees need to maintain adequate systems for collecting and recording statistical data.
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