43 CFR §26.7
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Grant application must be made using the Office of Management and Budget approved form (SF-424) entitled “Federal Assistance.” Specific instructions and requirements which must be followed are included in the Secretaries' State Grant Procedures Handbook. General instructions for completing the form by part numbers are:
- (a)Part I—(SF-424 Cover Sheet, Sections I and II) shall be completed.
- (b)Part II—(Budget Data). See YCC State Grant Procedures Handbook for definitions of cost categories and for budget narrative instructions.
- (c)Part III—(Program Narrative Statement). Complete a separate description of each project, which will include the following information (Items 13, 14, 15, and 16 may be consolidated, if common to all projects):
- (1)Project number.
- (2)Project name and address.
- (3)Project location (nearest city or town and county).
- (4)Name of grantee, sub-grantee and/or contractor.
- (5)Land Ownership class(es) benefiting from the program—State, county, municipal or other non-Federal public lands (identify).
- (6)Number of male and female youth planned for project, including youth leaders.
- (7)Type of project (7-day residential; 5-day residential; non-residential; other).
- (8)Length of session(s) (e.g., number of weeks) and proposed beginning and ending dates per session.
- (9)Cost of project.
- (10)Description of living conditions, if residential project (types of facilities, age, condition, tents, cabins, dormitories, food service).
- (11)Project staff (number and position titles).
- (12)Work-learning program. (Describe major projects, planned units of production if applicable, and any constraints that are anticipated. Explain how environmental learning will be integrated into projects.)
- (13)Complete calculation for daily rate of enrollee pay, including deduction for food lodging.
- (14)Description of health and safety program.
- (15)Description of enrollee recruiting and selection system. (The Statewide recruiting and selection plan may be substituted.)
- (16)Description of staff recruiting and selection system, including affirmative action measures to be taken.
- (d)Part IV—(Assurances) is preprinted within Attachment M, Exhibit M-5, OMB Circular A-102, and is to be included as part of the application. The following assurance is not preprinted and must be included by the grantee in the grant application: The grantee agrees to administer tests and questionnaires; conduct interviews; submit enrollee statistical and work accomplishment data; and otherwise assist the Federal Government in collecting information.