[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 56773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22334]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Notice of Funds Availability Inviting Applications for Grants for
Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas; Amendment
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice; extension of NOFA application deadline.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
application deadline for funds available under the Grant Program for
Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas. VA published a Notice
of Funds Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register on July 9, 2013
(78 FR 41195), to announce the availability of funds for applications
through September 9, 2013, 4:00 p.m. eastern standard time. The NOFA
includes funding priorities for those applicants who, through
innovative transportation services, will assist Veterans in highly
rural areas travel to VA medical centers and other VA and non-VA
facilities in connection with the provision of VA medical care. To
allow applicants more time to complete the application process, VA is
extending the application deadline to midnight eastern standard time on
October 9, 2013. VA will consider all applications received up through
the original deadline, plus those received through the extended
deadline of October 9, 2013.
DATES: Applications must be received by VA in accordance with this NOFA
no later than midnight eastern standard time on October 9, 2013.
Applications must be uploaded as a complete package into http://www.Grants.gov. Applications may not be sent by fax.
In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, this
deadline of no later than midnight October 9, 2013, is firm as to date
and hour, and VA will not consider any application that is received
after this final deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Wallace, National Coordinator,
Highly Rural Transportation Grants, Veterans Transportation Program,
Chief Business Office (10NB2G), 2957 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30329;
(404) 828-5380 (this is not a toll-free number).
For a copy of the Application Package: Download directly from
http://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/coordination-pilot/index.asp. Questions
should be referred to the number above. For detailed program
information and requirements, see the final rule published in the
Federal Register on April 2, 2013 (78 FR 19586), http://web2.westlaw.com/find/default.wl?mt=Westlaw&db=184736&docname=UUID(I2FE3C4E09B6311E2A0B0A5A976
90A455)&rp=%2ffind%2fdefault.wl&findtype=l&ordoc=0390461368&tc=-
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1&referencepositiontype=S&pbc=2EB06B5C&referenceposition=19586&rs=WLW13.
07 which is codified at 38 CFR 17.700 through 17.730.
Approved: September 10, 2013.
Robert C. McFetridge,
Director, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-22334 Filed 9-12-13; 8:45 am]
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