SF-424 Grants Application Form--OMB No. 4040-0004--Revision

Proposed revisions of the SF-424 include global changes created by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Transparency Act). The Transparency Act was signed into law on September 26, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282). The legislation requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a publicly available, online database containing information about entities that are awarded federal grants, loans, and contracts. The revised form will assist agencies in collecting some of the required data elements for the database through the SF-424 grant applications. This form will be utilized by up to 26 federal grant making agencies. The SF-424 form revisions incorporate standard data elements required by the Transparency Act such as a nine-digit zip code, the addition of ``Parish'' to the ``County'' field, and common language in the form instructions to ``Areas Affected by Project'' and the ``Congressional District Of.'' We are requesting a three year clearance of this form. The affected public may include: Federal, State, local, or tribal governments, business or other for profit, and not for profit institutions.