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US Department Of Agriculture

Rural DevelopmentNational Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS)

NAFIS Fall Conference

Washington, DC

September 24, 2018

Presented by: Angela Callie

Northeast Coordinator

Christine SorensenMidwest Coordinator

USDA Rural Development Creating New Systems for Innovation

September 24, 2018 - NAFIS Fall Conference

Rural Development

Rural Business-Cooperative

Service

Rural Housing Service

Rural Utilities Service

Rural Development Offices

Innovation Center


Rural Development’s (RD) Mission

USDA Rural Development

Committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America.

Provide loans, grants, and loan guarantees that support essential services, such as:

Housing• Community Facilities• Economic Development• Health Care• First Responder Services and Equipment• Water, Electric, and Telecommunications Infrastructure


Rural Development Offices

4 Regions47 State Offices400 Area Offices1 National Office in DC


Rural Prosperity Report

Five key prosperity factors were identified:

(1) e-Connectivity,

(2) Quality of Life,

(3) Workforce,

(4) Technological Innovation, and

(5) Economic Development

http://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-prosperity-report.pdf


Rural Development Priorities

Infrastructure

Partnerships

Innovation


Rural Development

Program and Committed Staff

RD Programs can be used to empower rural communities

Community Leadership and Community Change Agents

Community Ideas and Capacity

Partnerships and collaborations


USDA Rural Development Innovation Center

The Innovation Center's

mission is to identify best practices and

bring continuous

improvement in program

delivery


Partnerships Team

Working to form alliances with other public and private organizations that share RD’s

commitment to increasing prosperity in rural America


People Resources

The Partnerships Team builds strategic partnerships to maximize leveraged resources and to strengthens rural capacity.

Partnerships Team Coordinators

Tim O’Connell Christine Sorensen Margaret Bau

Western

Coordinator

Midwest

Coordinator

Cooperative

Development

Angela Callie Greg Dale Tedd Buelow

Northeast

Coordinator

Southern

Coordinator

Tribal

Coordinator


Data and Analytics Team

Working in collaboration with program staff to understand, measure, and communicate the

impact of RD’s investments on rural communities


Regulation Management Team

Working in collaboration with program staff to manage changes to RD regulations, with a focus on reforms that improve customer

service and removing barriers to rural prosperity


Champion

Regionalism


Angela CallieNortheast Coordinator

Christine SorensenMidwest Coordinator

Website: http://www.usda.gov/rdinnovation

Email Address:

[email protected]

Presented by: Alton Kimura

Senior Loan SpecialistCommunity Facilities Programs – National Office

NAFIS – Community Facility Financing for Schools


Community Facilities Programs

• The Applicant must be a non-profit, public body or Indian Tribe.

• The project must be an essential community facility.

• It must be located in a town with less than 20,000 residents.

• There are more requirements based on your specific project and service area.

Understanding the Basics


Community Facilities ProgramsUnderstanding the Basics

• Loans can be as large as the funding available

• Loan term can be for up to the useful life of the asset financed or 40 years at a fixed interest rate. (currently 3.875%)

• CF does not compete with banks, it works with them.

• Loans must have adequate collateral.

• There is no pre-payment penalty on CF Direct loans

• The Applicant must have significant community ties.


Community Facilities Program

• Speak to your local RD staff member early in the process and get an overview of the process and requirements.

• There are things that cannot be funded – such as recreational facilities, rental properties, business activities and over loans primarily for refinancing.

• It matters how you present your narrative and how you describe your project.

• Refinancing has to be less than half of the loan amount

• We want to find a way to get to “yes” within reason. Work with us.

A Few Highlights


CF Education Portfolio Total $2.3 Billion

CF Direct Loans

As of June 30, 2018

Charter & Other Public Schools232 Facilities$666.8 M

Other Educational393 Facilities$1.2 Billion

Libraries100 Facilities$61.7 M

Childcare227 Facilities$73.4 M

Colleges65 Facilities

$283.1 Million1,017 Facilities

Includes Multi-purpose buildings


CF Education Portfolio

Guaranteed Loans

Total $238.8 Million

As of June 30, 2018

Charter & Other Public Schools70 Facilities$140 M

Colleges$20.1 Million12 Facilities

OtherEducational48 Facilities$64.8 M

Libraries3 Facilities$0.357M


160 Facilities


Colleges97 Facilities$16.1 M

Charter & Other Public Schools157 Facilities$17.4 M


Libraries296 Facilities$22.4 M

Other Educational512 Facilities$40.7 M

CF Education Portfolio Total $114.6 Million

GRANTS

As of June 30, 2018

1,410 Facilities


• Community Facilities Program: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program

• Rural Development Fact Sheets: https://www.rd.usda.gov/publications/fact-sheets

• RD State Office Directories: https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices

• CF Infrastructure Toolkit:https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RDCFIToolkit_Jan2016.pdf

CF Facilities ResourcesQuestion and Answer Session

Alton [email protected] 202.720.1390

Presented by: Robert Ehrlich

Special Projects CoordinatorRural Utilities Service (RUS) Telecommunications

Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT)Program


Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grant Program

The program provides or improves Distance Learning and/or Telemedicine Services in Rural America by funding

equipment that allows rural residents to access distance learning or telemedicine services from hub sites located in

larger urban or suburban areas

Overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density.


Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program

Available Funding Program Updates

FY 2016

• $23.4 million available in FY 2016

FY 2017

• $23.6 million available in FY 2017

FY 2018• $29.0 million available in FY 2018• $20.0 million additional available in FY 2018 in rural areas

to help address the opioid epidemic in rural America

• Grants fund equipment needed to provide Distance Learning and Telemedicine services

• 15% Matching Requirement• Minimum Grant amount: $50,000• Maximum Grant Amount: $500,000• Only grants are available-no loans or combo loan/grants

FY 2016• 182 applications received• 98 applications approved: $27.7 million• 35 States & Territories represented

FY 2017• 208 applications received by July 17, 2017• 86 applications approved: $27.7 million• 46 distance learning & 40 telemedicine projects• 30 States & Territories represented• 71 of 86 (83%) serving Special Consideration Areas

FY 2018• NOSA Released on April 3, 2018• Submissions were received by June 4, 2018 & are being

evaluated• 223 Applications received for $67.6 million

Updated: 06/06/2018

http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/distance-learning-telemedicine-grants

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-04-03/pdf/2018-06503.pdf





Applicant Eligibility

• The following entity types are eligible to apply:

• Incorporated organization

• Indian tribe or tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b (e);

• State or local unit of government;

• Consortium as defined in 1734.3; or

• Other legal entity, including a private corporation organized on a for-profit or

not-for-profit basis.



Consortium:

• A consortium is a combination or group of entities formed to undertake the purposes for

which the distance learning and telemedicine financial assistance is provided.

• If the applicant is an existing established consortium with the legal ability to contract with

the Federal Government, that organization can apply in the name of the formal consortium.

• If the applicant is an informal consortium which by itself lacks the legal capacity to contract,

the consortium must have a legally organized host organization that will apply on its behalf

or each individual entity must contract with RUS on its own behalf. Each member of the

informal consortium must provide signed copies of certifications.

• An informal consortium may have a legally organized host organization which will apply on

behalf of the consortium and be designated as the project owner with all awardee

responsibilities.


Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) ProgramEligible Purposes

Eligible grant purposes:

• Acquiring, by lease or purchase eligible equipment.

• Constructing Broadband Facilities to serve DLT purposes.

• Acquiring instructional programming that is a capital asset.

• Providing technical assistance and instruction for using eligible equipment.

• The following are examples of eligible equipment

• Computer hardware and software • Audio and video equipment

• Computer network components • Telecommunications terminal equipment

• Data terminal equipment • Interactive audio/video equipment

• Inside wiring • Broadband facilities, if owned by the applicant


Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program - 2018

• Applicant are Scored on:

• Service Need and Benefit

• Rurality

• Economic Need

• Economic Need is scored using the US Census Small Area Income and

Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) county data.

• Special Considerations


Redlands Community College uses distance learning

technologies to provide education to students in Central and

Western Oklahoma

STEM Education Expanded in Rural Oklahoma

Redlands Community CollegeObligation Amount: $481,401 Date of Obligation: 9/18/2015 Partners: Redlands Community College; High schools

within Central and Western OklahomaDemographics: Central and Western OklahomaImpact: This award funded distance learning equipment

that provides STEM education to students that previously had limited access to STEM related classes. This expanded access to STEM classes will prepare students for college and jobs requiring STEM related skills.


Scattered Across the State … but On the Same Screen!

Michigan Science CenterObligation Amount: $115,060 grantDate of Obligation: Sept. 20, 2017Partners: Henry Ford Health SystemDemographics: Remote geographical

areas; low socioeconomic status areas

Impact: Using telecommunications to reach rural communities with opportunities for STEM education

Live streaming the Illinois DLT-STEM

Listening Session & presentations, thanks to

the Science Center.


Questions?


USDA Contacts

Angela Callie, Northeast Regional Coordinator, Innovation [email protected] / 202-568-9738

Robert (Bob) Ehrlich, Special Projects Coordinator, RUS Telecommunications [email protected] / 202.205.4989

Alton Kimura, Community Facilities Specialist, Community [email protected] / 202.720.1390

Christine Sorensen, Midwest Regional Coordinator, Innovation [email protected] / 202.568.9832


USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Ave., S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250

www.rd.usda.gov

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