Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)

The SF-424 is the financial form used to request  the Federal allocation from the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant.

Applicant Name SF424.pdf

(e.g. Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove SF424.pdf)

Program Narrative

The Program Narrative is the document that describes the plan for eventual project development, including the objectives and metrics, criteria, methods, funding distribution, equity approach, technical assistance and administration, and evidence of public notice and hearing.

DO NOT indicate specific grid resilience project plans on this document. Keeping information broadly applicable and high-level will give you most flexibility when later implementing needed resilience projects with these funds.

Applicant Name Program Narrative

(No project specifics needed!)

Public Notice of Hearing email

Hearing Webinar Attendees-4.10.2024

Hearing-Webinar-Attendees-4.15.2024

Pre-filled application template that meets minimum requirements for this document.

Fill in applicant name, review content, modify as desired, and ensure public notice and hearing documentation is included.

See EXAMPLE Program Narrative – Grid Resilience

If applying for a Tribal Consortium, include information about Consortium planning, and include a statement on how resilience objectives will benefit all participating Consortium Tribes and how Consortium Tribes will participate in decisions regarding use of grant funds.

Fill in the first page only and check the box for Group A. Then, proceed directly to Section III. Certification by Proposer.

‘Principal Investigator’ named on this form will be the same individual as Technical Project Manager on Pre-Award Information Sheet (form #6)

SF-LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities)

This disclosure form should be completed by the grant applicant to disclose any lobbying activities. If there are no lobbying activities, please print, “No lobbying activities” or “N/A” in required fields of Section 10.a. and Section 10.b.

Head of Government Letter or Tribal Council Resolution or Designation Letter

One of these documents is required to verify that an application is submitted by the designated applicant intended to receive the funding allocation being applied for.

Designation Letter has been prepared by DOE as an option for Alaska Native Corporations to use as a template

Choose one to complete:

Individual Head of Tribal Government Letter Template

Tribal Council Resolution Template

Individual ANC Designation Letter Template

These templates can be customized as appropriate for each applicant

Official guidance:
Applicants shall provide a “Head of Government Letter”, “Tribal Council Resolution” or other instrument of appointment by the Indian tribe’s legally authorized entity and consistent with the Indian tribe’s customs, documenting their appointment as the sole entity within the State or Indian tribe to apply for, receive, and administer the award as authorized by BIL section 40101(d).

*Consortium Lead Tribe Head of Government Letter – for Lead Indian Tribe (sole applicant on behalf of a consortium) only.

In their Head of Government Letter, Lead Indian Tribe  must state that they will apply for grant funding and administer the grant on behalf of all participating consortium Indian Tribes.

*Lead Indian Tribe must complete all other application items for a complete application package

*Consortium Participating Tribe Head of Government Letter – for non-lead consortium participating tribe only.

Participating Tribe must complete a Head of Government Letter designating  the Lead Indian Tribe the authority to act on Participating Tribe’s behalf and to receive their funding allocation.

*The Participating Tribes ONLY complete this one document and send to Lead Indian Tribe to submit with their single application on behalf of the entire consortium.

Fill out, sign, and send to lead applicant for submission with their application package

If you are joining consortium as non-lead applicant, this may be THE ONLY DOCUMENT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE (unless you also complete a Cost Match Commitment Letter for your share of the eventual applicant cost match requirement).

Pre-Award Information Sheet

This document includes information that will verify applicant eligibility to receive award funds.

Cost Match Information Sheet

Plan for the source of the 15% Applicant cost match for the grant applicant is required.

Cost Match Guidelines – Grid Resilience

15% Applicant cost match can be planned to be covered by any combination of cash (personnel time, supplies and materials) or In-kind (use of equipment, use of space, and volunteer time) sources.

Applicant cost match can also be covered by a third party. If third party coverage listed, CMCL also required from third party to be submitted with the application package

Cost Match Commitment Letter

For applicant cost match coverage by third part for an individual applicant

CMCL will be needed from the utility or other third party only if they plan covering applicant’s 15% cost match on their behalf.

DO NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT 33⅓ % SUBRECIPIENT COST MATCH. This is not addressed until after grand award has been issued and a specific resilience project plan has been approved by DOE

These letters can reflect pre-arranged cost match agreements as part of consortium negotiations

e.g. each Participating Tribe can commit to covering the share of the cost match in proportion to their allocation’s contribution to the total federal funds requested.

Not required if Lead Applicant is accepting responsibility for entire consortium’s 15% applicant cost match
or other third party is covering consortium’s entire applicant cost match.