Notice2021-16472
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Section 514 Off-Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Grants for New Construction for Fiscal Year 2022
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Published
August 3, 2021
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentRural Housing Service
Abstract
The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a notice of solicitation of applications (NOSA) in the Federal Register on February 2, 2021, entitled "Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Section 514 Off-Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Grants for New Construction for Fiscal Year 2021." The Notice described the methods used to distribute funds, the pre-application and final application processes, and submission requirements. The purpose of this Notice is to announce the second round of solicitation of competitive pre-applications. Additionally, this notice corrects inadvertent errors published in NOSA on February 2, 2021 in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41811-41812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16472]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS-21-MFH-0011]
Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Section 514 Off-Farm
Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Grants for
New Construction for Fiscal Year 2022
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice and correction of a previous notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency of the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a notice of
solicitation of applications (NOSA) in the Federal Register on February
2, 2021, entitled ``Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Section
514 Off-Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing
Grants for New Construction for Fiscal Year 2021.'' The Notice
described the methods used to distribute funds, the pre-application and
final application processes, and submission requirements. The purpose
of this Notice is to announce the second round of solicitation of
competitive pre-applications. Additionally, this notice corrects
inadvertent errors published in NOSA on February 2, 2021 in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Eligible pre-applications submitted to the Production and
Preservation Division, Processing and Report Review Branch for this
Notice, will be accepted until November 1, 2022, 12:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the NOSA
published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2021, entitled
``Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Section 514 Off-Farm Labor
Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Grants for New
Construction for Fiscal Year 2021'' for additional information.
ADDRESSES: Applications to this Notice must be submitted electronically
to the Production and Preservation Division, Processing and Report
Review Branch. Specific instructions on how to submit applications
electronically are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of the NOSA published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2021,
entitled ``Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Section 514 Off-
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Grants
for New Construction for Fiscal Year 2021'' for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Boggs, Branch Chief, Program
Support Branch, Production and Preservation Division, Multifamily
Housing Programs, Rural Development, United States Department of
Agriculture, via email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#325350504b1c505d55554172474156531c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="076665657e296568606074477274636629606871">[email protected]</span></a> or phone at: (615) 490-
1371.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The amount of program dollars available will
be determined by yearly appropriations. Available loan and grant
funding amounts can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/farm-labor-housing-direct-loans-grants">https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/farm-labor-housing-direct-loans-grants</a>. Expenses incurred in developing preapplications and final
applications will be at the applicant's sole risk.
Key Priorities
The Agency encourages applicants to consider projects that will
advance the following key priorities:
<bullet> Assisting Rural communities recover economically from the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly disadvantaged
communities.
<bullet> Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD
programs and benefits from RD funded projects.
<bullet> Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to
the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural
communities.
Executive Summary
As required by 7 CFR 3560.556, RHS is required to publish in the
Federal Register, an annual NOSA for each round of the Section 514 Off-
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Grants
for New Construction program. The first notice was published on
February 2, 2021 in
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the Federal Register, at 86 FR 7840. The Notice announced the initial
opening round and described the method used to distribute funds, the
pre-application and final application process, and submission
requirements.
There are three rounds of pre-application submissions and
selections for this program until November 1, 2022. For details,
applicants should refer to the full funding announcement notice
published on February 2, 2021, in the Federal Register at 86 FR 7840.
This notice announces the second round that opens on September 1, 2021.
The available loan and grant funding will be posted to the RHS website
by August 2, 2021. Pre-applications must be submitted by November 1,
2021, 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. RHS will notify applicants by
January 4, 2022. Pre-application selections will be posted to the RHS
website by March 1, 2022. Final applications must be submitted by May
2, 2022, 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Funds must be obligated by
September 30, 2022.
There will be a third opening round on September 1, 2022, before
which another announcement Notice will be published in the Federal
Register.
Correction
The following corrections remedy inadvertent errors in the NOSA
published on February 2, 2021 in the Federal Register:
1. In the Federal Register of February 2, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021-
02193, on page 7842, in the second column, correct the first sentence
in section (a) to read:
(a) To be eligible to receive a Section 514 loan for Off-FLH, the
applicant must meet the requirements of 7 CFR 3560.555(a) and be a
broad-based non- profit organization; a nonprofit organization of
farmworkers, a Federally recognized Indian tribe, a community
organization, or an Agency or political subdivision of state or local
Government, and must meet the requirements of Sec. 3560.55, excluding
Sec. 3560.55(a)(6).
2. On page 7842, in the second column, correct the first sentence
in section (b) to read:
(b) To be eligible to receive a Section 516 grant for Off-FLH, the
applicant must meet the requirements of 7 CFR 3560.555(b) and be a
broad-based non- profit organization; a nonprofit organization of
farmworkers, a federally recognized Indian tribe, a community
organization, or an agency or political subdivision of State or local
Government, and must meet the requirements of Sec. 3560.55, excluding
Sec. 3560.55(a)(6).
3. On page 7843, at the bottom of the second column, correct
section (b) to read:
(b) RHS will host workshops on August 25, 2021 and August 25, 2022
to discuss the application process, the borrower's responsibilities
under the Off-FLH program, among other topics. Requests to attend the
workshop(s) can be sent to the following email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b99090dbb0babe9786869a9f9597829f9998b683859297d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83cce5e5aec5cfcbe2f3f3efeae0e2f7eaecedc3f6f0e7e2ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>. The email must contain the following
information:
(1) Subject line: ``Off-FLH Workshop.''
(2) Body of email: Borrower Name, Project Name, Borrower Contact
Information, Project State.
(3) Request language: ``Please reply with information for attending
next week's Off-FLH Workshop.''
Requests will be accepted beginning on August 18th of the
corresponding year.
4. On page 7844, in the second column, remove section (4) and
redesignate the subsequent sections 5 through 20 as 4 through 19.
5. On page 7845, in the third column, correct the numbering after
section (20) to redesignate section (22) as (20), section (23) as (21),
and section (24) as (22).
6. On page 7846, in the second column, add a sentence at the end of
section (vii) to read as follows:
Applicants are strongly encouraged to use the Active Partners
Performance System (APPS) available on HUD's website to electronically
submit the Form HUD 2530 for HUD staff review and approval, if
applicable. If approval obtained, the applicant would submit the review
from HUD indicating approval in the application. The website can be
found at: <a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh/apps/appsmfhm">https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh/apps/appsmfhm</a>.
7. On page 7852, in the first column, add a section (31) to read as
follows:
(31) At least seven business days prior to the application deadline
for the applicable funding round, the applicant must email RHS a
request to submit an electronic payment of $24 to pay for credit
reports obtained by RHS. The email must be sent to the following
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#337c55551e757f7b5243435f5a5052475a5c5d73464057521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dc2ebeba0cbc1c5ecfdfde1e4eeecf9e4e2e3cdf8fee9eca3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>. The email must contain the
following information:
(i) Subject line: ``Off-FLH Application Credit Report Payment.''
(ii) Body of email: Borrower Name, Project Name, Borrower Contact
Information, Project State.
(iii) Request language: ``Please email me a link to submit the
credit report fee.''
Within four business days after the email request for a link to
submit the credit report fee is received, you will receive an email
containing a secure link to enter your bank routing and account number
for your payment. If the payment is not submitted by the application
deadline for the applicable funding round, the application will be
considered incomplete and will not be considered for funding.
Chadwick Parker,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-16472 Filed 8-2-21; 8:45 am]
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