Cover Memo

MEMORANDUM

DATE:

TO: Donald R. Arbuckle

Deputy Administrator,

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

FROM: Curtis L. Coy

Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Administration

SUBJECT: Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

This request is to revise and extend the ACF Uniform Project Description (UPD) under OMB control number 0970-0139. The UPD has been used within ACF for eleven years to issue funding opportunity announcements under authorized CFDA programs. Approval of this request is critical to ACF providing the full sixty days for application submission and adequate time for peer review due to a constrained annual grants cycle. Moreover, it allows for a more consistent competitive review that improves the selection process.

At this time, ACF has developed the resources to submit funding opportunities to Grants.gov using information technology to improve government services to citizens.

The purpose of this initiative is to streamline and simplify the Federal financial assistance procedures for ACF grant applicants.

In addition to furthering the Grants.gov initiative in the electronic distribution of application forms and the submission of applications, ACF has an active role in supporting E-Gov initiatives. Currently the ACF has been designated as a Grants Management Line of Business (GMLob) consortia lead under the OMB E-Government initiative.

Please get in touch with Robert Sargis at 202-690-7275 if you have questions about this request.

Attachments:

Attachment A Programs and Burden Table

Attachment B Revisions to the UPD

Attachment C Final UPD

Attachment D A-110

Attachment E A-102