Department of Agriculture
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
- [Docket #: RBS-24-BUSINESS-0010]
AGENCY:
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice; lowering maximum loan amount.
SUMMARY:
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), invited applications for loans and grants under the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs (REDLG or Programs) for fiscal year (FY) 2025, subject to the availability of funding on August 23, 2024. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency) now announces that the maximum loan amount awarded for applications competing in the Second, Third, and Fourth Quarter funding cycles of fiscal year (FY) 2025 will be lowered to $1 million.
DATES:
The following are the deadlines for FY 2025 complete loan applications to be received in the USDA Rural Development State Office no later than 4:30 p.m. (local time): Second Quarter, December 31, 2024; Third Quarter, March 31, 2025; and Fourth Quarter, June 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Applications must be submitted in paper or electronically to the RD State Office for the state where the project is located. A list of the RD State Office contacts can be found at: www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices. This notice will also be announced at www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Mason at cindy.mason@usda.gov, Program Management Division, Business Programs, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of ( printed page 92087) Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 3226, Room 5160-South, Washington, DC 20250-3226, or call (202) 720-1400. For further information on this program, please contact the Rural Development State office in the state which the applicant's headquarters is located. A list of Rural Development State Office contacts is provided at the following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. The Rural Development office for the state in which the applicant is located. A list of Rural Development State Office contacts is provided at the following link: https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices.