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Applying for EDA Public Works Assistance:
Application Package Requirements

Applicants for EDA Public Works assistance must submit the following forms (all of which will be shown as mandatory forms when downloading an application package from Grants.gov):

  • Form ED-900 (Application for Investment Assistance)
  • Form SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
  • Form SF-424C (Budget Information-Construction Programs)
  • Form SF-424D (Assurances-Construction Programs)
  • Form CD-511 (Certification Regarding Lobbying)
Some applicants also may be required to complete the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Form SF-LLL). Applicants should review this form’s instructions to determine if completion is required.

Non-profit applicants may be required to submit additional documentation, including submitting to an individual background screening using the form entitled Applicant for Funding Assistance(Form CD-346) . Details are provided in the body of Form ED-900.

Applicants may download additional copies of Exhibit A to the ED-900, Assurances of Compliance with Civil Rights and Other Legal Requirements (To Be Executed by "Other Parties") by clicking here .

Additional Materials EDA May Request When an Application is Selected for Further Consideration

If, after reviewing an application package, EDA determines that the proposed project merits further consideration, EDA will request the following additional materials:

  • A copy of the region's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or alternate EDA-approved planning document. (Note: EDA will not require submission of a CEDS or alternate EDA-approved planning document if this document is already on file in the EDA regional office.)

  • Letters of commitment to document non-EDA public funding.

  • A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map of the project site.

  • Letters of commitment from private beneficiaries of the project.

  • Comments from the metropolitan area review/clearinghouse agency if the project is located in a metropolitan statistical area (MSA).

  • A legal opinion and other documentation, as necessary, verifying the applicant's responses to questions regarding project ownership, operation, maintenance, and management.

  • An engineering report.

  • An environmental narrative (click here for a sample). Also please note that EDA reviews all proposed projects in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For more guidance on NEPA, please visit the Environmental Protection Agency's website at www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/nepa.

  • Documented approval from the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). Please visit the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's (ACHP) website at www.achp.gov for more information on this requirement. Applicants should begin working with the SHPO as soon as EDA indicates that the project has been selected for further consideration , as this process can be lengthy. A list of SHPOs by State may be found at the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers' website at www.ncshpo.org/find/index.htm .

  • If so desired, an applicant may elect to submit these items at the same time as the application package.