Beginning Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Pilot Program-Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)

Résumé

This notice announces the availability of funding to implement the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Pilot Program as required by section 310 F of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Act). This section directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program to provide guarantees of loans made by private sellers of a farm or ranch on a contract land sale basis to qualified beginning farmers or ranchers. This notice describes the eligibility and application requirements for the pilot program and the criteria that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will consider in evaluating requests for guarantees under the program. The notice also describes actions that FSA will take if a buyer fails to pay on the contract.