Community Development

National Forest_Dependent Rural Communities

FOREST SERVICE, AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

Opportunity #: 10.670

Award Ceiling

N/A

Award Floor

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Close Date

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Total Funding

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Cost Sharing Required

Grants.gov ID

usa-10.670

Description

Provide accelerated assistance to rural communities faced with acute economic problems associated with Federal, State or private sector resource management decisions and policies and that are located in or near a national forest and are economically dependent upon forest resources. Aid is extended to these rural communities to help them develop strategic action plans to diversify their economic base and to improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of rural areas.

Types of Assistance: PROJECT GRANTS;USE OF PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT;TRAINING

Eligible Applicants

Applicant must be a general purpose local government or tribe represented by a nonprofit corporation or institution under State or Federal law to promote broad based economic development having a population of not more than 10,000; or any county that is not contained within a metropolitan statistical area. In both cases, the county must derive 15 percent or greater primary and secondary labor and proprietary income from forestry and forest related industries, such as recreation and tourism, range, minerals, and wildlife. In all cases, the community or county must also be within 100 miles of the boundary of a national forest. Communities or counties associated solely with national grasslands are not eligible. Individual businesses are not eligible for direct assistance.

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