Washington, DC
July 9, 2008
[Federal Register: July 9, 2008
(Volume 73, Number 132)]
[Notices]
[Page 39278-39280]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09jy08-34]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-08-0059; FV-08-380]
Notice of funds availability inviting applications for the
specialty crop block grant program--Farm Bill (SCBGP-FB)
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the
availability of approximately $10 million in grant funds, less
USDA administrative costs, to enhance the competitiveness of
specialty crops. The funds announced under this program
(SCBGP-FB) are separate from the Specialty Crop Block Grant
Program (SCBGP) funds announced by AMS on March 5, 2008.
SCBGP-FB funds are authorized by the recently enacted Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2007 Farm Bill). The
application process to apply for the SCBGP-FB funds will
parallel those currently found in 7 CFR part 1290. Regulations
to implement the amendments made in the 2007 Farm Bill will be
published in the near future. State departments of agriculture
are encouraged to develop their grant applications promptly. The
2007 Farm Bill requires USDA to obligate the grant funds under
this program by the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2008,
which necessitates a short application period. State departments
of agriculture interested in obtaining grant program funds are
invited to submit applications to USDA. State departments of
agriculture, meaning agencies, commissions, or departments of a
State government responsible for agriculture within the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to
apply. State departments of agriculture are encouraged to
involve industry groups, academia, and community-based
organizations in the development of applications and the
administration of projects.
DATES: Applications must be received not later than September 8,
2008.
Full notice:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-15646.pdf
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