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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 32 / Friday, February 19, 2021 / Notices
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NOFA, the eight eligible activity categories are defined below:

TABLE 4TA ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY CATEGORIES, SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM
REQUIREMENTS

i CompensationPersonal Services.

ii CompensationFringe Benefits.
iii Professional Service Costs.

iv Travel Costs

v Training and Education Costs.
vi Equipment

vii Supplies

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viii Incorporation Costs Sponsoring Entities only.

TA paid to cover all remuneration paid currently or accrued, for services of Applicants employees rendered during the Period of Performance under the TA grant in accordance with 200.430 of the Uniform Requirements.
Any work performed directly but unrelated to the purposes of the TA grant may not be paid as Compensation through a TA grant. For example, the salaries for building maintenance would not carry out the purpose of a TA grant and would be deemed unallowable.
TA paid to cover allowances and services provided by the Applicant to its employees as Compensation in addition to regular salaries and wages, in accordance with 200.431 of the Uniform Requirements. Such expenditures are allowable as long as they are made under formally established and consistently applied organizational policies of the Applicant.
TA used to pay for professional and consultant services e.g., such as strategic and marketing plan development, rendered by persons who are members of a particular profession or possess a special skill e.g., credit analysis, portfolio management, and who are not officers or employees of the Applicant, in accordance with 200.459 of the Uniform Requirements. Payment for a consultants services may not exceed the current maximum of the daily equivalent rate paid to an Executive Schedule Level IV Federal employee. Professional and consultant services must build the capacity of the CDFI. For example, professional services that provide direct Development Services to the customers does not build the capacity of the CDFI to provide those services and would not be eligible. The Applicant must comply, as applicable, with 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform Requirements, with respect to payment of Professional Service Costs.
TA used to pay costs of transportation, lodging, subsistence, and related items incurred by the Applicants personnel who are on travel status on business related to the TA award, in accordance with 200.475 of the Uniform Requirements. Travel Costs do not include costs incurred by the Applicants consultants who are on travel status. Any payments for travel expenses incurred by the Applicants personnel but unrelated to carrying out the purpose of the TA grant would be deemed unallowable. As such, documentation must be maintained that justifies the travel as necessary to the TA grant.
TA used to pay the cost of training and education provided by the Applicant for employees development in accordance with 200.473 of the Uniform Requirements. TA can only be used to pay for training costs incurred by the Applicants employees. Training and Education Costs may not be incurred by the Applicants consultants.
TA used to pay for tangible personal property, having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of at least $5,000, in accordance with 200.1 of the Uniform Requirements. For example, items such as office furnishings and information technology systems are allowable as Equipment costs. The Applicant must comply, as applicable, with the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 83018303 and 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform Requirements, with respect to the purchase of Equipment.
TA used to pay for tangible personal property with a per unit acquisition cost of less than $5,000 in accordance with 200.1 of the Uniform Requirements. For example, a desktop computer costing $1,000 is allowable as a Supply cost. The Applicant must comply, as applicable, with the Buy American Act of 1933, 41 U.S.C. 8301
8303 and 2 CFR 200.216 of the Uniform Requirements, with respect to the purchase of Supplies.
TA used to pay for incorporation fees in connection with the establishment or reorganization of an organization as a CDFI, in accordance with 200.455 of the Uniform Requirements. Incorporation Costs are allowable for NACA Program Sponsoring Entity Applicants only.

4. HFFIFA Award: HFFIFA award funds may only be expended for eligible FA activities referenced in Table 3. The HFFIFA investments must comply with the following guidelines:
a. Recipient must close Financial Products for Healthy Food Retail Outlets and Healthy Food Non-Retail Outlets in its approved Target Market in an amount equal to or greater than 100% of the total HFFI Financial Assistance provided. Eligible financing activities to Healthy Food Retail Outlets and Healthy Food Non-Retail Outlets require that the majority of the loan or investment be devoted to offering a range of Healthy Food choices, which may include, among other activities, investments supporting an existing retail store or wholesale operation upgrade to offer an expanded range of Healthy Food choices, or supporting a nonprofit
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organization that expands the availability of Healthy Foods in underserved areas.
b. Recipient must demonstrate that it has closed Financial Products to Healthy Food Retail Outlets located in Food Deserts in the Recipients approved Target Market in an amount equal to 75% of the total HFFI Financial Assistance provided.
Definitions:
Healthy Foods: Healthy Foods include unprepared nutrient-dense foods and beverages as set forth in the USDA
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020
2025 including whole fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fat free or lowfat dairy foods, lean meats and poultry fresh, refrigerated, frozen or canned.
Healthy Foods should have low or no added sugars, and be low-sodium, reduced sodium, or no-salt-added. See
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USDA Dietary Guidelines: http
www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
Healthy Food Retail Outlets:
Commercial sellers of Healthy Foods including, but not limited to, grocery stores, mobile food retailers, farmers markets, retail cooperatives, corner stores, bodegas, stores that sell other food and non-food items along with a range of Healthy Foods.
Healthy Food Non-Retail Outlets:
Wholesalers of Healthy Foods including, but not limited to, wholesale food outlets, wholesale cooperatives, or other non-retail food producers that supply for sale a range of Healthy Food options; entities that produce or distribute Healthy Foods for eventual retail sale, and entities that provide consumer education regarding the consumption of Healthy Foods.

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