MORE USDA Grants Act
- Last Action
- 5/13/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- 2021-03-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-10Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
- 2021-03-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-10 (00)
More Opportunities for Rural Economies from USDA Grants Act or the MORE USDA Grants Act
This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government.
Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions.
On request, USDA must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions before and during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program.
USDA must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application.
Cosponsors (5)
- Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Yvette Herrell (R-NM)
Subjects
- Business investment and capital
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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