Applying for EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance
with Both Construction and
Non-Construction Components
Application Package Requirements

Note: EDA recommends downloading an application package directly from Grants.gov, as Grants.gov is the only means of obtaining a fully screen-fillable EDA application package. For the applicant’s convenience, EDA has also provided links below to each individual component form of the application package, but note that, with the exception of the ED-900 and CD-346, EDA cannot provide links to screen-fillable versions of these forms through its website.

Applicants for EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance with both construction and non-construction components must submit the following forms:

• Application for Federal Assistance (Form SF-424)
Click here for Instructions for Completing Form SF-424

• Certifications Regarding Lobbying (Form CD-511)

• Budget Information—Construction Programs (Form SF-424C)
Note: This budget form should contain a budget for the construction components of the proposed project only.

• Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (Form SF-424A)
Note: This budget form should contain a budget for the non-construction components of the proposed project only.

• Assurances—Construction Programs (Form SF-424D)

• Assurances—Non-Construction Programs (Form SF-424B)

• Application for Investment Assistance (Form ED-900)

Note: The new Form ED-900, which was introduced on October 1, 2008, consolidates all EDA-specific requirements into a single application form and replaces EDA’s previous suite of application materials: (i) the Pre-Application for Investment Assistance (Form ED-900P), (ii) the Application for Investment Assistance (Form ED-900A), and (iii) all program-specific components required to complete the ED-900A. EDA is no longer accepting EDA’s old application forms. EDA believes the new single application form will significantly reduce the paperwork burden on applicants and government personnel. According to Paperwork Reduction Act estimates approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the introduction of the new single application will reduce applicant burden from a combined 46 hours to complete Forms ED-900P, ED-900A, and the program-specific component to Form ED-900A to 22 hours for the Form ED-900.

Some applicants also may be required to complete the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Form SF-LLL). Applicants should review this form’s instructions to determine if completion is required.

Non-profit applicants may be required to submit additional documentation, including submitting to an individual background screening using the form entitled Applicant for Funding Assistance (Form CD-346). Details are provided in the body of Form ED-900.

Applicants may download additional copies of Exhibit A to the ED-900, Assurances of Compliance with Civil Rights and Other Legal Requirements (To Be Executed by “Other Parties”) by clicking here.

Additional Materials EDA May Request When an Application is Selected for Further Consideration

If, after reviewing an application package, EDA determines that the proposed project merits further consideration, EDA will request the following additional materials:

• A copy of the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) or alternate EDA-approved planning document. (Note: EDA will not require submission of a CEDS or alternate EDA-approved planning document if this document is already on file in the EDA regional office.)

• Letters of commitment to document non-EDA public funding.

• A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map of the project site.

• Letters of commitment from private beneficiaries of the project.

• Comments from the metropolitan area review/clearinghouse agency if the project is located in a metropolitan statistical area (MSA).

• A legal opinion and other documentation, as necessary, verifying the applicant’s responses to questions regarding project ownership, operation, maintenance, and management.

• An engineering report.

• An environmental narrative (click here for a sample). Also please note that EDA reviews all proposed projects in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For more guidance on NEPA, please visit the Environmental Protection Agency’s website at www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/nepa.

• Documented approval from the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). Please visit the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s (ACHP) website at www.achp.gov. for more information on this requirement. Applicants should begin working with the SHPO as soon as EDA indicates that the project has been selected for further consideration, as this process can be lengthy. A list of SHPOs by State may be found at the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers’ website at www.ncshpo.org/stateinfolist/fulllist.htm.

If so desired, an applicant may elect to submit these items at the same time as the application package.