AMS Grant Programs

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SF-270 (OMB #4040- Request for Advance or Reimbursement	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Request for Applications (Sample)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Interim Performance Report Template	Form	Modified	Available
Final Performance Report Template	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form AMS-33 Notice of Award & Grant Agreement Face Sheet	Form	Modified	Available
Form AMS-33 Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Project Narrative Form (MGFSP)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Grant Administration Narrative (MGFSP)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
State Plan	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Non-Competitive Grant Program:SCBGP and MGFSP	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Peer Reviewer Application & Qualification Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Peer Reviewer AMS Grant Programs Score Sheet	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SAMPLE: Grant Application into Grants.gov	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form AMS-34 Peer Review Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Worksheet	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
AMS Grant Programs Worksheet (to accompany SF-270)	Form	Modified	Available
Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire	Form	Modified	Available
Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Q15 Breakout 2023 SJK .xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-02-21	Repair queued
AMS-71 rev. 12-8-2020.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-08	Repair queued
SF-428 B Tangible Personal Property Final Report_10-18-19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-10-23	Repair queued
SF-428 C Tangible Personal Property Report Disposition Request Report_10-18-19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-10-23	Repair queued
Q15 rev 2. 11-5-19.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-06	Repair queued
AMS-71 0581-0240 All Grant Programs 2023 02 21 24.xls	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-02-21	Repair queued
SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance_10-18-19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-10-23	Repair queued
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations 3019.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-19	Repair queued
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations 3016.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-19	Repair queued
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations 3015.mht	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-19	Repair queued
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-11-19	Repair queued
SF-425 Federal Financial Report_10-18-19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-10-23	Repair queued
SuptStmt Grant Programs 2023 02 20 24.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-02-21	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Advance or Reimbursement
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified	Request for Applications (Sample)
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Modified	Interim Performance Report Template
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form and Instruction	Modified	Final Performance Report Template
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Modified	Notice of Award & Grant Agreement Face Sheet
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Form	Modified
45630	Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	Instruction	Modified
238313	Non-Competitive Grant Program:SCBGP and MGFSP	Form and Instruction	Modified	Project Narrative Form (MGFSP)
238313	Non-Competitive Grant Program:SCBGP and MGFSP	Form and Instruction	Modified	Grant Administration Narrative (MGFSP)
238313	Non-Competitive Grant Program:SCBGP and MGFSP	Form and Instruction	Modified	State Plan
238313	Non-Competitive Grant Program:SCBGP and MGFSP	Form and Instruction	Modified
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Peer Reviewer Application & Qualification Form
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Peer Reviewer AMS Grant Programs Score Sheet
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	SAMPLE: Grant Application into Grants.gov
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form and Instruction	Modified	Peer Review Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Worksheet
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form	Modified	AMS Grant Programs Worksheet (to accompany SF-270)
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form	Modified	Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire
238298	Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0240	ICR Reference No: 202402-0581-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201910-0581-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: AMS Grant Programs
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/26/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	10,896	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	24,469	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: AMS Grant Programs provide funding to State and local agricultural departments and other local entities to offer support to rural America and the Nation's agricultural sector. Grant Program funding supports a variety of programs including efforts to expand farmers markets and other local food sources.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 3001 Name of Law: Farmer to Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976
   US Code: 7 USC 1623 (b) Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Act 1946
   US Code: 7 USC 1621 note Name of Law: Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004
   US Code: 7 USC 1621 Name of Law: Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
   PL: Pub.L. 115 - 334 10102 Name of Law: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 86315	12/13/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 20423	03/22/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Competitive AMS Grant Programs' Forms	None, AMS-34, None, None, None, None, None, None	Accounting System & Financial Capability Questionnaire ,   AMS Grant Programs Worksheet (to accompany SF-270) ,   Peer Review Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality Worksheet ,   SAMPLE: Grant Application into Grants.gov ,   Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement ,   Peer Reviewer AMS Grant Programs Score Sheet ,   Peer Reviewer Application & Qualification Form ,   Project Beneficiaries Questionnaire
Non-Competitive Grant Program:SCBGP and MGFSP	none, none, none	State Plan ,   Grant Administration Narrative (MGFSP) ,   Project Narrative Form (MGFSP)
Standardized Forms All AMS Grant Programs	SF-270 (OMB #4040-0012), AMS-33, None, None, None	Notice of Award & Grant Agreement Face Sheet ,   Final Performance Report Template ,   Interim Performance Report Template ,   Request for Applications (Sample) ,   Request for Advance or Reimbursement

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	10,896	0	0	-11,561	0	22,457
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	24,469	0	0	-25,338	0	49,807
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The streamlining and uniformity of forms among grant programs has reduced the currently approved burden by -25,339 hours (rounded). The addition of one grant program to this collection will not affect the reporting requirements. There is an overall reduction in grant applicants and grant recipients across the FSMIP, FMPP, LFPP, and SCMP grant programs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,282,170

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/26/2024

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