FY24_RCDG_Application_Checklist.docx
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This document is an Application Checklist for the USDA Rural Development Cooperative Grants (RCDG) program for Fiscal Year 2024. It outlines the required forms, narrative components, and supplemental materials that must be submitted as part of the RCDG grant application. Key details include:
The RCDG program aims to improve the economic condition of rural areas by providing technical assistance to individuals and entities for starting up, expanding, or improving the operations of rural cooperatives and other mutually-owned businesses. Eligible applicants include private and public higher education institutions, as well as 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The application has a 40-page limit for the Proposal Narrative and includes sections covering the project goals, performance evaluation measures, administrative capabilities, technical assistance, economic development, past performance, networking, matching funds, work plan/budget, personnel qualifications, and local/future support. Applicants may also receive up to 10 additional discretionary points from the Administrator for advancing key priorities such as addressing climate change, advancing racial justice, and creating market opportunities. The required standard forms include the SF-424 and SF-424A.
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USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE GRANTS2
FY 2024 APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Effective April 4, 2022, RD staff must collect the UEI instead of the DUNS from an applicant as the DUNS will no longer be required for recipients of federal financial assistance. The UEI (SAM) is assigned automatically to all active SAM.gov registered entities. To see your UEI please refer to the UEI link to locate your UEI. More information about UEI can be found on SAMS.Gov:
Required forms (see links below for fillable forms) ☐Form SF-424, “Application for Federal Assistance” ☐Form SF-424A, “Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs” ☐Certification Regarding Federal Judgements
Title Page
Table of Contents ☐Page numbers included for each part of the application
Executive Summary (2 page limit) ☐ Description of your proposed project
Eligibility Discussion (2 page limit) ☐Applicant Eligibility ☐Meet Applicant Type Requirements ☐Cost Sharing or Matching Funds ☐Use of Funds ☐Project Area ☐Grant Period ☐Satisfactory Performance
Proposal Narrative (40 Page Limit, using no less than 11 point font size)
☐Goals of the Project ☐Estimated Performance Evaluation Measures ☐Suggested Additional Performance Evaluation Measures (optional) ☐Undertakings
Scoring Criteria ☐Administrative Capabilities (2 page limit recommended) ☐Technical Assistance (2 page limit recommended) ☐Economic Development (2 page limit recommended) ☐Past Performance (2 page limit recommended) ☐Networking & Regional Focus (2 page limit recommended) ☐Commitment (2 page limit recommended) ☐Matching Funds (1 page limit recommended) ☐Work Plan/Budget (4 page limit recommended) ☐Qualifications of Personnel (2 page limit recommended) ☐Local & Future Support (2 page limit recommended) ☐Administrator Discretionary Points: The Administrator may choose to award up to 10 points to an eligible non-profit corporation or institution of higher education that has never previously been awarded an RCDG grant or whose application seeks to advance the key priorities addressed in the Notice and detailed below. Points will be assigned as follows: Agency encourages applicants to consider projects that will advance the following key priorities (more details available at https://www.rd.usda.gov/priority-points:
· Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice - Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities.
· Advancing Racial Justice, Place-Based Equity, and Opportunity - Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD programs and benefits from RD funded projects.
· Creating More and Better Market Opportunities - Assisting rural communities recover economically through more and better market opportunities and through improved infrastructure.
Appendices ☐ Appendix A – Verification of Matching Funds ☐ Appendix B – Letters of Support ☐ Appendix C – Verification of Establishment of Legal Business Entities
REQUIRED STANDARD FORMS
Form SF-424, “Application for Federal Assistance” https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/SF-424-ApplicationforFederalAssistance.pdf
Form SF-424 Instructions https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/SF-424-Instructions.pdf
Form SF-424A, “Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs” https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/SF-424A-BudgetInformation.pdf
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