Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Rural Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020; Amendment
| Citation | 85 FR 16925 |
| Record Number | 2020-06226 |
| Published date | 25 March 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department,Rural Business-cooperative Service |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 58 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06226]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 25, 2020 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Rural
Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020; Amendment
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA (Rural Development).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation of applications; amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Rural-Business Cooperative Service (the Agency) published
a notice of solicitation of applications in the Federal Register on
August 30, 2019, entitled ``Notice of Solicitation of Applications for
the Rural Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year 2020,'' to allow
potential applicants time to submit applications for financial
assistance under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for fiscal
year (FY) 2020 and allow the Agency time to process applications within
the current FY. This notice extends the application window closing date
from March 31, 2020 to April 15, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the applicable USDA
Rural Development Energy Coordinator in your respective state, as
identified via the following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_StateEnergyCoordinators.pdf.
For information about this Notice, please contact Deb Yocum,
Program Management Division, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, United
States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, MS 3226,
Room 4204-South, Washington, DC 20250-3226, or call 402-499-1198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register on August 30, 2019
(84 FR 45713), make the following amendments:
In the third column on page 45716, under Section IV Application and
Submission Information, subsection C. Submission Dates and Times,
paragraph (1)(a)(ii) amend the language to: 4:30 p.m. local time on
April 15, 2020.
In the third column on page 45716, under Section IV Application and
Submission Information, subsection C. Submission Dates and Times,
paragraph (1)(b) amend the language to: For applicants requesting a
grant only of over $20,000 (unrestricted) or a combination grant and
guaranteed loan where the grant request is greater than $20,000,
complete applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. local
time on April 15, 2020.
In the third column of the table on page 45716, amend the
Application window closing dates for the Renewable Energy Systems and
Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants ($20,000 or less grant and
guaranteed loan where the grant request is $20,000 or less competing
for the remaining set aside funds) to April 15, 2020*.
In the third column of the table on page 45716, amend the
Application window closing dates for the Renewable Energy Systems and
Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants Unrestricted grants, including
combination grant and guaranteed loan where the grant request is
greater than $20,000) to April 15, 2020*.
In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application
Review Information, subsection B Review and Selection Process,
paragraph (1)(a) amend the second sentence to read: Eligible
applications must be submitted by April 15, 2020, in order to be
considered for these set-aside funds.
In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application
Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process,
paragraph (1)(a) amend the third sentence to read: Approximately 50
percent of these funds will be made available for those complete
applications the Agency receives by October 31, 2019, and approximately
50 percent of the funds for those complete applications the Agency
receives by April 15, 2020.
In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application
Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process,
paragraph (1)(b) amend the first sentence to read: Eligible
applications received by April 15, 2020, for renewable energy system
and energy efficiency improvements grants of $20,000 or less, that are
not funded by State allocations can be submitted to the National Office
to compete against grant applications of $20,000 or less from other
States at a national competition.
In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application
Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process,
paragraph (1)(c) amend the first sentence to read: Eligible
applications for renewable energy system and energy efficiency
improvements, regardless of the amount of the funding request, received
by April 15, 2020, can compete for unrestricted grant funds.
In the second column on page 45718, under section V. Application
Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process,
paragraph (1) amend paragraph (d) to read: National unrestricted grant
funds for all eligible renewable energy system and energy efficiency
improvements grant applications received by April 15, 2020, which
include grants of $20,000 or less, that are not funded by State
allocations can be submitted to the National Office to compete against
grant applications from other States at a final national competition.
In the third column on page 45718, under section V. Application
Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process,
paragraph (3) amend the last sentence to read: All unfunded eligible
applications for combined grant and guaranteed loan applications that
are received by April 15, 2020, and that are not funded by State
allocations can be submitted to the National Office to compete against
other grant and combined grand and guaranteed loan applications from
other States at a final national competition.
Mark Brodziski,
Acting Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-06226 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
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