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# Application Kit for Federal Assistance

Thank you for expressing interest in the United States Environmental          Protection Agency (EPA) assistance program. It is EPA policy (Order          5700.5) to promote competition in the award of assistance agreements          to the maximum extent practicable. EPA Order 5700.5 establishes the          EPA policy for competition in the award of EPA Assistance Agreements.          Please visit the internet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/************************ or http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/competition.htm for          more information on EPA's Grant Competition Policy.  Please consider whether your proposal is for acquisition or assistance. The  Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 requires Federal agencies  to use a contract to acquire property or services that directly benefit the  Federal government. A grant or cooperative agreement must be used to transfer  money, property, services, or anything else of value, that supports or stimulates  an activity to accomplish a public purpose of assistance authorized by Federal  statute. The SF-424 is only used for submitting proposals for Federal assistance.

The direct beneficiary is the determining factor as to whether a proposal          is for acquisition or assistance. If the direct beneficiary is a state          or local government or other recipient, and the purpose of the support          or stimulation is authorized by Federal statute, a grant or cooperative          agreement is the proper legal instrument to use. If the direct beneficiary          is EPA, a contract is the appropriate legal instrument to use, and          an SF-424 is not appropriate. 

Please complete all application procedures as instructed in the Grant Application kit. 

For reference and descriptions of EPA rules and regulations, please          visit the World Wide Web at:

http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/regulations.htm.

Please direct questions about completing your application, or general          inquiries about EPA's assistance program, to the National Policy, Training and Compliance Division at (202)   564-5069.                                                                                                                                                                                                        Sincerely,

 

Denise A. Polk, Director    National Policy, Training and Compliance Division

| Application      Kit for Federal Assistance | Letter      to Applicant | Applicable      EPA Regulations and Description | Grant    Application Forms | EEO Contacts | Checklist for Applications | Official Mailing    Addresses | On-Line Grant Application Kit |     | Appendix D: Fact sheet for Applicants Intergovernmental Review Process |     |     Returnto the Grants and Debarment Home Page |

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