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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices
b. Project Narrative The Department recommends that the project narrative follow the basic outline
below to address the program requirements and assist evaluators in locating relevant information.

I. Project Description
II. Project Location
III. Project Parties
IV. Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of all Project Funding
V. Merit Criteria
VI. Project Readiness
VII. Large/Small Project Requirements

The project narrative should include the information necessary for the Department to determine that the project satisfies project requirements described in Sections B and C and to assess the selection criteria specified in Section E.1. To the extent practicable, applicants should provide supporting data and documentation in a form that is directly verifiable by the Department.
The Department may ask any applicant to supplement data in its application, but expects applications to be complete upon submission.
In addition to a detailed statement of work, detailed project schedule, and detailed project budget, the project narrative should include a table of contents, maps, and graphics, as appropriate, to make the information easier to review. The Department recommends that the project narrative be prepared with standard formatting preferences i.e., a single-spaced document, using a standard 12-point font such as Times New Roman, with 1inch margins. The project narrative may not exceed 25 pages in length, excluding cover pages and table of contents. The only substantive portions that may exceed the 25-page limit are documents supporting assertions or conclusions made in the 25-page project narrative. If possible, website links to supporting documentation should be provided rather than copies of these supporting materials. If supporting documents are submitted, applicants should clearly identify within the project narrative the relevant portion of the project narrative that each supporting document supports. At the applicants discretion, relevant materials provided previously to a modal administration in support of a different USDOT financial assistance program may be referenced and described as unchanged. The Department recommends using appropriately descriptive final names e.g., Project Narrative, Maps, Memoranda of Understanding and Letters of Support, etc. for all attachments. The USDOT recommends
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applications include the following sections:
i. Project Summary The first section of the application should provide a concise description of the project, the transportation challenges that it is intended to address, and how it will address those challenges. This section should discuss the projects history, including a description of any previously incurred costs. The applicant may use this section to place the project into a broader context of other infrastructure investments being pursued by the project sponsor.
ii. Project Location This section of the application should describe the project location, including a detailed geographical description of the proposed project, a map of the projects location and connections to existing transportation infrastructure, and geospatial data describing the project location. If the project is located within the boundary of a 2010 Censusdesignated Urbanized Area, the application should identify the Urbanized Area.5
iii. Project Parties This section of the application should list all project parties, including details about the proposed grant recipient and other public and private parties who are involved in delivering the project, such as port authorities, terminal operators, freight railroads, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, third-party logistics providers, and freight industry workforce organizations.
iv. Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of Project Funds This section of the application should describe the projects budget. At a minimum, it should include:
5 Lists of Urbanized Areas are available on the Census Bureau website at http www2.census.gov/
geo/maps/dc10map/UAUC_RefMap/ua/ and maps are available at https tigerweb.geo.census.gov/
tigerweb/. For the purposes of the INFRA program, Urbanized Areas with populations fewer than 200,000 will be considered rural.

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D.2.b.i.
D.2.b.ii.
D.2.b.iii.
D.2.b.iv.
D.2.b.v.
D.2.b.vi and E.1.c.ii.
D.2.b.vii and C.3.d.

A Previously incurred expenses, as defined in Section C.3.c.
B Future eligible costs, as defined in Section C.3.c.
C For all funds to be used for future eligible project costs, the source and amount of those funds.
For non-Federal funds to be used for future eligible project costs, documentation of funding commitments should be referenced here and included as an appendix to the application.
For Federal funds to be used for future eligible project costs, the amount, nature, and source of any required nonFederal match for those funds.
D A budget showing how each source of funds will be spent. The budget should show how each funding source will share in each major construction activity, and present that data in dollars and percentages.
Funding sources should be grouped into three categories: Non-Federal; INFRA;
and other Federal. If the project contains components, the budget should separate the costs of each project component. If the project will be completed in phases, the budget should separate the costs of each phase. The budget should be detailed enough to demonstrate that the project satisfies the statutory costsharing requirements described in Section C.2.
E Information showing that the applicant has budgeted sufficient contingency amounts to cover unanticipated cost increases.
F The amount of the requested INFRA funds that would be subject to the limit on freight rail, port, and intermodal infrastructure described in Section B.2.
In addition to the information enumerated above, this section should provide complete information on how all project funds may be used. For example, if a source of funds is available only after a condition is satisfied, the application should identify that condition and describe the applicants control over whether it is satisfied.
Similarly, if a source of funds is available for expenditure only during a fixed period, the application should describe that restriction. Complete
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