USDA RD, RBCS, RUS, RHS: Amendment of Rural Development Funding Opportunities Pursuant to the Executive Order "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing"; Correction of Rural Energy for America Funding Notice

Federal Register

Mar 25, 2025

Announcement from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (RD), which includes the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), Rural Utilities Service (RUS), and Rural Housing Service (RHS), amending 14 funding opportunities to remove references to the prior Administration's key priorities and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion)-related scoring criteria to bring them into compliance with the Executive Order, "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing", issued on January 20, 2025. Also confirms that previous key priorities and discretionary points will not be considered during application scoring and makes clear that applicants who already have applied do not need to reapply. This notice also corrects the Rural Energy for America funding notice to include an omitted funding source.

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