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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 172 / Thursday, September 9, 2021 / Notices D. Application and Submission Information 1. Address to Request Application Package The application package can be downloaded from GRANTS.GOV or the FTA website at: https
www.transit.dot.gov/funding/americanrescue-plan-act-2021.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
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a. Proposal Submission A complete proposal submission consists of two forms: 1 The SF424
Application for Federal Assistance; and 2 the Additional Assistance Funding supplemental form. 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 Section E
of this notice.
FTA will only accept 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 documents to the SF424
submission, including but not limited to estimates of financial need, data on reduction in farebox or other sources of local revenue for sustained operations, a spending plan for such funds, and demonstration of expenditure of greater than 90 percent of CARES Act funding allocated to the applicant. Supporting documentation should 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, description of areas served, etc. may be requested in varying degrees of detail on both the SF424 and supplemental form.
Applicants must fill in all fields unless stated otherwise on the forms.
Applicants should not place N/A or refer to attachment in lieu of typing
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in responses in the field sections. If information is copied into the supplemental form from another source, applicants should verify that the 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 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:
a. Applicant name b. Dun and Bradstreet D&B Data Universal Numbering System DUNS
number c. Key contact information including contact name, address, email address, and phone d. Congressional districts where project will take place e. Project information including title, executive summary, and type f. A detailed description of the need for additional funding g. Data on 2018 operating expenses h. Data on reductions in farebox revenue and other sources of state or local funding i. Information on CARES Act allocations and expenditures as of the application deadline j. Information on CRRSAA and ARP
formula funding allocations and expenditures k. Information on other Federal sources of funding for operating expenses l. A detailed project budget m. A detailed implementation 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. FTA may not make an award until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and 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.

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These requirements do not apply if the applicant has an exception approved by FTA or the U.S. Office of Management and Budget under 2 CFR 25.110c or d 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 Employee 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 November 8, 2021. GRANTS.GOV attaches a time stamp to each application at the time of submission. Mail and fax submissions will not be accepted.
FTA urges applicants to submit applications at least 72 hours prior to the due date to allow time to correct any problems that may have caused either GRANTS.GOV or FTA systems to reject the submission.
Deadlines will not be extended due to scheduled website maintenance.
GRANTS.GOV scheduled maintenance and outage times are announced on the GRANTS.GOV website.
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.
Applicants are encouraged to begin the process of registration on the GRANTS.GOV site well in advance of the submission deadline. Registration is a multi-step process, which may take several weeks to complete before an application can be submitted. Registered applicants may still be required to take steps to keep their registration up to date before submissions can be made successfully: 1 Registration in SAM is renewed annually; and 2 persons making submissions on behalf of the Authorized Organization Representative AOR must be authorized in
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