Rural Community Assistance and Resource
Advisory Committee
PAYMENTS TO STATES (Resource Advisory
Committee - RAC)
The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of
2000 (Payment To States) expired on September 30, 2006. Although
several bills have been introduced to reauthorize the Act, none
have been passed. The sixth and final year of funding authorized
under the original Act was 2006, with those funds expected to be
received in December 2006. Project proposals submitted in
July 2006 will expend all remaining funds, hence there will be no
call for project proposals unless the Act is reauthorized.
What's New
P.L. 110-28, the Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007,
was signed into law by President Bush on May 25, 2007. The Act contains
a provision that provides for payments under the Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for FY 2007 and extends
provisions of Title II and Title III of the Act for one more year.
This means that RACs are now able to meet through September 30,
2007 to recommend new projects.
The emergency supplemental authorizes that payments shall be made
from any revenues, fees, penalties, or miscellaneous receipts not
to exceed $100 million. In addition, $425 million will be made available
until December 31, 2007 to cover any shortfall for payments made
under this authorization from any funds not otherwise appropriated.
Accordingly, payments to States and BLM counties for FY 2007 may
not exceed $525 million.
In June 2007 the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors passed a
budget that did not allocate any funds for Title II of the Act -
which funds RAC projects. Therefore there will be no funding available
in 2008, hence no call for project submissions. However the RAC
will continue to meet monthly to monitor projects.
Siskiyou
County RAC Projects - select "Siskiyou County"
from the pull down menu.
Pacific
Southwest Region Payments to States - click
here more information on RAC throughout
the United States.
For further information, contact
Bob Talley, Acting Resource Advisory
Committee Coordinator at 530-841-4423
or rtalley@fs.fed.us.
GRANTS
The Rural Community Assistance Program on the Klamath National
Forest provides assistance to rural communities located in or near
the Forest that have become economically disadvantaged due to public
land management decisions. The program supports these communities
in their community planning and economic diversification efforts
through technical and financial assistance.
The Forest provides grants to eligible
communities, counties, tribes, and not-for-profit
organizations in three different grant
programs.
All grants are awarded on a competitive
basis. For further information, Sheri Akkerman, phone (530) 841-4407, e-mail sakkerman@fs.fed.us.
Grant Management Documents
SF 269a
SF 270
SF 424
SF 424a |
Financial
Status Report
Request
for Reimbursement or Advance
Application
for Federal Assistance
Budget Information |
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