[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR304.1]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 304--GENERAL SELECTION PROCESS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 304.1  Project proposal, application, selection and evaluation for programs under PWEDA.

    (a) Local projects. If you are or represent a party eligible to be 
an applicant, and are interested in a public works, economic adjustment, 
planning, local technical assistance or university center project grant, 
you should contact the appropriate Economic Development Representative 
(EDR) (or EDA Regional or headquarters office), identified in the NOFA. 
The EDR or other EDA official is available to provide program 
information, including the current published NOFA; provide a proposal 
form approved by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and 
provide assistance as needed in filling out the proposal form.
    (1) After submission of the proposal to the appropriate EDR or 
Regional Office of EDA, the appropriate Regional Office Project Review 
Committee (PRC), consisting of at least three EDA officials, will review 
the proposal. The EDR or other appropriate EDA official will evaluate 
the proposal under Sec. 304.2, program specific sections of this rule, 
and the NOFA, if applicable, before submitting it to the EDA Regional 
Office for its review.
    (2) After review by the PRC, EDA will send a letter in a timely 
manner to each submitter advising either that:
    (i) EDA invites the submitter to prepare and present a formal 
application on a standard application form, with attachments for the 
type of grant being requested; or
    (ii) EDA returns the proposal because of specified deficiencies and 
suggests

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resubmission when the deficiencies are cured; or
    (iii) EDA denies the proposal for specifically stated reasons.
    (b) National technical assistance, training, research, or evaluation 
projects. If you are or represent a party eligible to be an applicant, 
and are interested in a national technical assistance, training, 
research, or evaluation project under PWEDA, you should make initial 
contact with EDA in Washington, D.C., at locations identified in the 
NOFA, for information and assistance concerning proposals and to obtain 
program information, including a copy of the current NOFA, and OMB 
approved proposal form. After submission of the proposal to the 
appropriate EDA Washington, D.C. office, generally, three or more 
technically knowledgeable EDA officials will review the proposal for 
relevance and quality.
    (1) If EDA determines that the proposal is acceptable under 
Sec. 304.2, program specific sections of this chapter, and the NOFA, if 
applicable, EDA may by letter invite the submitter to provide an 
application with a more detailed and comprehensive project narrative.
    (2) If EDA determines that the proposal is not acceptable because of 
specified deficiencies, EDA will so notify the submitter in writing in a 
timely manner.
    (c) Additional criteria, or priority consideration factors for 
assistance, may be set forth in a NOFA.
    (d) EDA expects that applications will generally be submitted within 
30 days after receipt of an invitation letter. EDA's invitation to 
submit an application does not assure EDA funding.

[64 FR 5357, Feb. 3, 1999, as amended at 64 FR 69874, Dec. 14, 1999]