[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR72.52]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 72--URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT OF 1978--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart D--Grant Selection, Approval and Administration
 
Sec. 72.52  Recovery Action Program grant applications.

    The application procedure for Recovery Action Program grants differs 
from the procedure for Rehabilitation and Innovation grants. Ranking and 
selection for funding of Recovery Action Program grants will be 
initiated on the basis of a full application, preparation of which will 
be assisted through meetings with NPS regional staff.
    (a) Preapplication Conference. In the preparation of a Recovery 
Action Program grant application, applicants are encouraged to discuss 
with NPS regional personnel, or State personnel, when an agreement 
between NPS and the State covers such action, the adequacy of the 
proposal in meeting the requirements for a Recovery Action Program. 
Prior to formal submission, the Recovery Action Program grant 
application should be reviewed with the appropriate NPS Regional Office.
    (b) Submission of Applications. In addition to Standard Form 424 on 
Federal Assistance notification, applicants for

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Recovery Action Program grants shall submit the following documents and 
required attachments to NPS Regional Offices:
    (1) OMB Form 80-RO190, completed as prescribed by OMB Circular A-
102. (Application for Federal assistance, for non-construction 
programs).
    (2) Grant agreement form.
    (3) Narrative statements which will be used in evaluating grant 
applications in relationship to the selection criteria as defined in 
Sec. 72.50(a), including:
    (i) The need for the planning grant.
    (ii) The jurisdiction's existing or proposed commitments to 
developing a full Recovery Action Program and an ongoing planning 
process.
    (iii) The relationship of the planning program to overall community 
plans and programs.
    (iv) Appropriateness of the proposed planning program's scope, 
timing and methodology in relation to UPARR planning requirements and 
the community's identified planning needs.
    (v) Dollars and work years to be devoted to development of each 
element in the proposed Recovery Action Program, including some 
indications of the qualifications of staff members who will work on the 
program.
    (vi) If appropriate, a discussion of work elements to be contracted 
out to other government agencies, private consultants or private non-
profit agencies, including the reasons for contracting work elements 
instead of doing the work within the community's own planning agencies.
    (4) Applications for RAP grants need a full 60 day A-95 
clearinghouse review. Clearinghouse comments for RAP grants must then be 
submitted to NPS. Final RAP's also must be submitted to clearinghouses, 
in accordance with OMB Circular A-95.