[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 41756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17760]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Funds Availability Under the Rural Business Enterprise
Grant Program To Provide Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation
Systems
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces that the
funds available under the Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG)
Program to provide Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation
Systems are $499,000 for one single grant from the passenger
transportation funds appropriated for the RBEG program and $249,767 for
another single grant for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes'
from funds appropriated for the RBEG program.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: A Notice of Solicitation of Applications for
Inviting Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program Applications for
Grants To Provide Technical Assistance for Rural Transportation Systems
was published on January 20, 2011 (76 FR 3605-8).
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
All applicants, in accordance with 2 CFR part 25, must have a Dun
and Bradstreet Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number, which can be
obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at 1-866-705-5711 or
online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webor. Similarly, in accordance with 2
CFR part 25, all applicants must be registered in the Central
Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to submitting an application.
Applicants may register for the CCR at http://www.ccr.gov, or by
calling 1-866-606-8220 and press ``1'' for CCR. All recipients of
Federal financial assistance are required to report information about
first-tier sub-awards and executive total compensation in accordance
with 2 CFR part 170.
Nondiscrimination Statement
``The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits
discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual
orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or
because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any
public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all
programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape,
etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and
TDD).
To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director,
Office of Adjudication and Compliance, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-
6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.''
Dated: July 5, 2011.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-17760 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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