HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-18-23 Correspondence - US Dept of Agriculture - USDA Expands Eligibility for Tribes Under the Rural Business Development Grants ProgramFrom:USDA Rural Development MontanaTo:AgendaSubject:[EXTERNAL]USDA Expands Eligibility for Tribes Under the Rural Business Development Grants ProgramDate:Thursday, December 14, 2023 8:34:33 AM
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STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT
USDA Expands Eligibility for Tribes Under the Rural BusinessDevelopment Grants Program
Changes Take Effect on Jan. 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural
Development today announced that USDA is expanding eligibility for Tribes under the
Rural Business Development Grants program. This program creates jobs, spurs economic
growth, and supports enterprise projects in rural and Tribal communities.
On Jan. 16, 2024, new and expanded eligibility definitions will take effect under the
program to enable more Tribal government-owned entities to qualify for funding.
For example, USDA is:
Expanding the “Small and Emerging Business” definition to include Tribal
governments and Tribal-owned organizations,
Clarifying the definition for “Conflict of Interest” to explain how the agency defines
the relationship between Tribal nations and their Tribal-owned entities.
Codifying the “Indian Tribe” and “Tribal” definitions to include Tribal governments
and/or Federally Recognized Tribes.
For more information about this change, please contact Lad Barney, USDA Rural
Development in Montana Business and Cooperative Services Program Director, at
lad.barney@usda.gov.
Complete information regarding this change is listed on page 86566 of the Dec. 14, 2023,
Federal Register. To access the Federal Register page, go to the link at 2023-27504.pdf
(govinfo.gov).
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