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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Notices applications through GRANTS.GOV can be found at www.fta.dot.gov/howtoapply along with specific instructions for the forms and attachments required for submission. Mail and fax submissions of completed proposals will not be accepted. A complete proposal submission consists of two forms: The SF424 Application for Federal Assistance available at GRANTS.GOV
and the supplemental form for the FY
2021 Low-No Program downloaded from GRANTS.GOV or the FTA website at https www.transit.dot.gov/funding/
grants/lowno. Failure to submit the information as requested can delay review or disqualify the application.

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2. Content and Form of Application Submission a. Proposal Submission A complete proposal submission consists of two forms: 1 The SF424
Application for Federal Assistance; and 2 the supplemental form for the FY
2021 Low-No Program. The supplemental form and any supporting documents must be attached to the Attachments section of the SF424.
The application must include responses to all sections of the SF424
Application for Federal Assistance and the supplemental form, unless indicated as optional. The information on the supplemental form will be used to determine applicant and project eligibility for the program, and to evaluate the proposal against the selection criteria described in part E of this notice.
FTA will accept only one supplemental form per SF424
submission. FTA encourages States and other applicants to consider submitting a single supplemental form that includes multiple activities to be evaluated as a consolidated proposal. If a State or other applicant chooses to submit separate proposals for individual consideration by FTA, each proposal must be submitted using a separate SF
424 and supplemental form.
Applicants may attach additional supporting information to the SF424
submission, including but not limited to letters of support, project budgets, fleet status reports, or excerpts from relevant planning documents. Any supporting documentation must be described and referenced by file name in the appropriate response section of the supplemental form, or it may not be reviewed.
Information such as applicant name, Federal amount requested, local match amount, description of areas served, etc.
may be requested in varying degrees of detail on both the SF424 and
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supplemental form. Applicants must fill in all fields unless stated otherwise on the forms. If information is copied into the supplemental form from another source, applicants should verify that pasted text is fully captured on the supplemental form and has not been truncated by the character limits built into the form. Applicants should use both the Check Package for Errors and the Validate Form validation buttons on both forms to check all required fields on the forms, and ensure that the Federal and local amounts specified are consistent.
b. Application Content The SF424 Application for Federal Assistance and the supplemental form will prompt applicants for the required information, including:
i. Applicant name ii. Dun and Bradstreet D&B Data Universal Numbering System DUNS number iii. Key contact information including contact name, address, email address, and phone iv. Congressional districts where project will take place v. Project information including title, an executive summary, and type vi. A detailed description of the need for the project vii. A detailed description on how the project will support the Low-No Program objectives viii. Evidence that the project is consistent with local and regional planning documents ix. Evidence that the applicant can provide the local cost share x. A description of the technical, legal, and financial capacity of the applicant xi. A detailed project budget xii. An explanation of the scalability of the project xiii. Details on the local matching funds xiv. A detailed project timeline 3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management SAM
Each applicant is required to: 1 Be registered in SAM before submitting an application; 2 provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application; and 3 continue to maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at all times during which the applicant has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by FTA. These requirements do not apply if the applicant has an exemption approved by FTA under Federal grants and agreements law 2 CFR 25.110d.
FTA may not make an award until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and
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SAM requirements. If an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time FTA is ready to make an award, FTA may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for making a Federal award to another applicant.
Non-federal entities that have received a federal award are required to report certain civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings to SAM currently the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAPIIS
to ensure registration information is current and comply with federal requirements. Applicants should reference 2 CFR 200.113, for more information.
All applicants must provide a unique entity identifier provided by SAM.
Registration in SAM may take as little as 35 business days, but since there could be unexpected steps or delays for example, if there is a need to obtain an Employer Identification Number, FTA
recommends allowing ample time, up to several weeks, for completion of all steps. For additional information on obtaining a unique entity identifier, please visit www.sam.gov.
4. Submission Dates and Times Project proposals must be submitted electronically through GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on April 12, 2021. GRANTS.GOV attaches a time stamp to each application at the time of submission. Proposals submitted after the deadline will only be considered under extraordinary circumstances not under the applicants control. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
Within 48 hours after submitting an electronic application, the applicant should receive an email message from GRANTS.GOV with confirmation of successful transmission to GRANTS.GOV. If a notice of failed validation or incomplete materials is received, the applicant must address the reason for the failed validation, as described in the email notice, and resubmit before the submission deadline. If making a resubmission for any reason, include all original attachments regardless of which attachments were updated and check the box on the supplemental form indicating this is a resubmission.
FTA urges applicants to submit applications at least 72 hours prior to the due date to allow time to receive the validation messages and to correct any problems that may have caused a rejection notification. GRANTS.GOV
scheduled maintenance and outage times are announced on the GRANTS.GOV website. Deadlines will
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