USDA RD is seeking Climate Change Fellows to assist with applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses seeking funding for clean energy projects under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
Duties
- Provide guidance to grant recipients and interested parties on program procedures and requirements for submitting applications.
- Monitor industry economic and financial trends to make evaluations and recommendations to management regarding the impact of such trends on Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grantees.
- Assist with the completion of Statewide grant program evaluations to ensure the programs are effectively implemented to ensure consistency with National and State grant program policies.
- Provide advice, exchange information, make complex financial arrangements, resolve problems, and coordinate outreach efforts.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a US Citizen or US National
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
- Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/
- Incumbent must be fluent for speaking and writing in both Spanish and English.
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