Infra ICR memo

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United States
Department of
Agriculture

MAR 08 2010

SUBJECT:

Justification for Adding Emergency Food Program Infrastructure
Grant to the List of Approved Programs Using Uniform Grant
Application for Non-Entitlement Discretionary Grants, OMB Control
Number 0584-0512

TO:

Julie Wise, Desk Officer

Office of Management and Budget

THROUGH:

Rachelle Ragland-Greene

Information Clearance Officer

Food and
Nutrition
Service
3101 Park
Center Drive
Alexandria, VA
22302-1500

Ruth Brown

OCIO Desk Officer

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The Uniform Grant Application for Non-Entitlement Discretionary Grants, OMB Docket
#0584-0512, allows the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to add programs to the list of
approved programs that use this generic clearance process periodically, provided that
approval is obtained in advance.
FNS requests OMB approval to add the project Emergency Food Program
Infrastructure Grant to the list of approved projects. This is due to a new grant
program authorized under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of2008 (Public Law
110-246).
FNS intends to award grants to eligible entities to carry out activities that support,
improve, andlor expand the infrastructure of the emergency food network. We are
requesting to use 3,940 hours of the currently approved 31,340 hours for eligible
organizations to respond to the Request for Application for the collection of information
related to this new grant program, including responding to the request for application and
semi-annual and final progress reports.
If you have any questions, please contact me on 703-305-2161.
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