The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability of approximately $19.475 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year (FY) 2006 to help independent agricultural producers enter into valueadded activities. Of this amount, $1.5 million is set aside for applicants requesting $25,000 or less. Awards may be made for

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for the 1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Program Outreach Initiative.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.107(b) and 4280.126(c), Rural Development (the Agency) has the authority to charge an annual renewal fee for loans made under the Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvements (REEEI) Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant to that authority, the Agency is

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

In this final rule the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (the Agency) amends its regulation for the Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program to provide the authority for the charging of an annual renewal fee on all loans obligated after the publication of the final rule. This annual renewal fee is in addition to the existing one time

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

This is to notify cooperatives and cooperative associations, university personnel, public and private researchers with interests in agricultural and other rural cooperative policy, and other interested persons that Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) is holding a public meeting for interested persons to express their views on the research

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability of a yet undetermined amount of funding in competitive cooperative agreement funds allocated from USDA Rural Development's fiscal year (FY) 2005 salaries and expense budget. A separate notice will be published when the funding level has been determined. RBS hereby requests

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

This notice is issued to inform non-profit entities interested in applying for the 2005 Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program that two teleconferences will be held to discuss the 2005 Notice of Solicitation of Applications.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

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notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for 7 CFR part 4279.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability of approximately $5.952 million in competing Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) funds for fiscal year (FY) 2005. Of this amount, up to $1.488 million will be reserved for applications that focus on assistance to small, minority producers through their cooperative

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service hereby announces the maximum dollar amount on loan and grant awards under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program for fiscal year (FY) 2005. The maximum dollar award on zerointerest loans for FY 2005 is $740,000. The maximum dollar award on grants for FY 2005 is $300,000. The maximum

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within the Rural Development mission area, announces the availability of two individual grants: one single $496,000 grant from the passenger transportation funds appropriated for the RBS Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG) program and another single $248,000 grant from the Federally

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within the Rural Development mission area, announces the availability of grants of up to $50,000 per application from the Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) Program for fiscal year (FY) 2005, to be competitively awarded. For multiState projects, grant funds of up to $150,000 will be

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection in support of the program for ``Rural Development Loan Servicing.''

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) announces the availability of approximately $14.3 million in competitive grant funds for fiscal year (FY) 2005 to help independent agricultural producers enter into valueadded activities. RBS hereby requests proposals from eligible independent producers, agricultural producer groups, farmer or rancher

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for the Business and Industry Loan Program.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) proposes to amend its regulation for Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loans to remove all references to a onetime, specific loan guarantee fee and provide the authority for the charging of an annual renewal fee on all loans obligated after the publication of the final rule. The intended effect of

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension of the clearance for an existing information collection in order to render service to associations of producers of agricultural, forestry, fisheries products and federations, and

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Business-Cooperative Service