oppP17AS00825-cfda15.928-instructions.docx

Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package The Application Package contains four mandatory forms, which must be submitted with your proposal, forms include: form SF-424 (Application for Financial Assistance), form SF-424A (Budget Information), form SF-424B (Assurances), and SF-LLL (Lobbying). The Application Package can also be accessed and downloaded from the Synopsis page of this announcement in Grants.gov. Applicants may also request paper copies of application materials by contacting the Awarding Agency.

2. Contents and Form of Application Submission You must complete the mandatory forms and any applicable optional forms, in accordance with the instructions below. Do not include any proprietary or personally identifiable information. A complete application should include:

· Standard Form 424 (SF 424) - Application for Federal Assistance Complete this form as much as possible with all applicable information.

· Standard Form 424A (SF 424A) - Budget Information The project budget shall include detailed information on all cost categories and must clearly identify all project costs. Unit costs shall be provided for all budget items including the cost of work to be provided by contractors or sub-recipients. In addition, applicants shall include a narrative description of the items included in the project budget, including the value of in-kind contributions of goods and services provided to complete the project when cost share is identified to be included. Cost categories can include, but are not limited to, those costs items included on the SF424A.

· Standard Form 424B – Assurances This form must be signed and submitted with your application.

· Standard Form LLL - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities In accordance with 43 C.F.R. § 18 and 31 U.S.C. § 1352 this form must be completed and signed if the amount of the Federal award is anticipated to exceed $100,000.00.

· Project Narrative - Proposal Submission Format The proposal is a narrative description that should specifically address each of the review criteria. The proposal text must be no longer than 5 pages, no smaller than font size 11, and have 1-inch margins. The 5-page limit includes all text, figures, references, and resumes (Forms SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, SF-LLL, and the statement of indirect charges are not counted as part of the 5 page limit). Additionally, only information that is pertinent to the proposal should be included.

· Indirect Costs Indirect Costs are not eligible. Grantees may not charge costs for administering the project to the grant or to the required matching share.

· Other Documents required by the program Applicants must also submit:

· Cover Sheet check list;

· Government sponsor letter;

· Battlefield/parcel map;

· Section 106 Letter from the appropriate State Historic Preservation Office;

· Willingness to Sell documentation (letter, contract);

· Easement holder letter (if applicable);

· State Park preservation agreement/Section 6(f)(3) letter (if applicable);

· At least 4 photos of the property to be acquired/placed under easement; and

· Schedule for Acquisition.

· .shp file pf property and battlefield These are submitted via the Attachments Form on Grants.gov.

If selected for award, NPS reserves the right to request additional or clarifying information for any reason deemed necessary, including, but not limited to:

(a) Other budget information

(b) Financial capability

(c) Evaluation of risk

(d) Name and phone number of the Designated Responsible Employee for complying with national policies prohibiting discrimination (See 43 C.F.R. § 17)

3. Unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) Each applicant (unless exempt under 2 CFR §25.110) is required to:

(a) Be registered in SAM before submitting its application;

(b) Provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application (currently a DUNS number);

(c) Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal awarding agency.

Registration processes for SAM can be found at https://www.sam.gov

A financial assistance agreement will not be made with an applicant 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 that an agreement is ready for award, a determination may be made that the applicant is not qualified to receive a Federal award. That determination may be used as a basis for making a Federal award to another applicant.

In addition, in order to submit an application through Grants.gov an applicant must have an active SAM registration and register for submission permissions through the Grants.gov website. Utilize the following link to guide you through this process: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration.html

4. Submission Dates and Times Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by August 31, 2018 at 11:59 PM ET. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline.

Hard copy proposals submitted via USPS or Courier Service, must be postmarked by August 25, 2018 in order to be accepted (See Paragraph 7 below).

Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will not be reviewed or considered for award for FY 18. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.

5. Intergovernmental Review This funding opportunity is not subject to Executive Order (EO) 12372 “Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs;” however, applicants subject to EO 12372 must contact their State’s Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to find out about and comply with the State’s process. The names and addresses of the SPOC’s are listed in the OMB’s home page at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc/

6. Funding Restrictions Costs incurred by the applicant prior to the start date of the period of performance of a signed Federal award are only allowable with written approval by a Financial Assistance Awarding Officer and noted as Pre-Agreement Costs in the grant agreement.

7. Other Submission Requirements Applications may be submitted by email or mail or grants.gov to the National Park Service by the deadline identified in paragraph 4 above. Applications submitted by other means or not received by the deadline will not be considered.

Applications submitted via email must be sent to: kelley_smith@nps.gov

Applications submitted via mail/Courier Service must be sent to:

Paul Hawke American Battlefield Protection Program National Park Service 1849 C Street, NW Room 7228 Washington, DC 20240

Applicants may be required to provide their proposal electronically, or hard copy, but not both (per Appendix 1 of 2 C.F.R § 200; paragraph D.7.).

In the event the applicant experiences technical difficulties with submitting their application, please contact: Kelley Smith at 202-354-2034 and/or kelley_smith@nps.gov.

START THIS PROCESS EARLY DON’T DELAY!