Tips on Filling Out the Forms
The SF-424 - Application for Federal Assistance for the Value-Added Development Grant
Block 1: The Type of submission is Applications, Non-Construction
Block 2: Applicant identifier may be left blank, or you may use what ever accounting identifier you wish.
Blocks 3 & 4: Leave blank
Block 5: Legal Name is the name that the grant checks would be made out to. Organizational Unit may be blank, or if a particular department or unit is responsible for the grant application that unit's name could be included here.
Block 6: If individual applicant then Social Security Number is OK. If EIN number is not yet issued, indicate such and provide that number before any grant money can be awarded.
Block 7: Most applicants will be L. or M., but could be N. - Other.
Block 8: New
Block 9: USDA, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Block 10: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.352
Title: VADG
Block 11: Your descriptive title so that we can track your proposal versus the others received.
Block 12: Usually just where the processing, or value-adding activity is taking place.
Block 13: Start Date must be after the grant is awarded, likely after October1, 2002.
Ending Date should be reasonable but, before October 1, 2006
Block 14: a. Applicant - the congressional district of the organization or individual applying
b. Project - the congressional districts of all the producers and plants involved in the project.
Block 15: a. Federal - the amount requested from USDA for the entire project.
b. Applicant - the amount the independent producer applicant is providing, including in-kind.
c. State - any amount going to the project from State grants or loans, including in-kind assistance.
d. Local - any amount, including in-kind, going to the project from local government agencies.
e. Other - any amount going to the project from partners or other interests not listed above.
f. Program Income - any sales or other income that will be generated by the project.
Block 16: Only State Agencies are subject to review by the State Executive Order 12372 process; therefore, most applicants would check the No, Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.
Block 17: FSA and other loans must be considered when answering this question.
Block 18: Authorized representative is usually the applicant if an individual or the CEO, chairman, or some other officer if the applicant is a cooperative, corporation, or LLC.
The Standard Form 424A - BUDGET INFORMATION - Non-Construction Programs
Line 1, col. (a): VADG
col. (b):
col. (c) & (d) blank
col. (e) Total amount requested from Federal sources - should be the same as block 15 a. on the SF-424
col. (f) The total amount going to the project from applicant, State, local governments, and other non-Federal sources - should be the same as the total of block 15, b+c+d+e. on the SF-424.
col. (g) Total of col (e) + (f)
Lines 2, 3, & 4 Blank
Line 5 Same as Line 1
Line 6 Break out the numbers from line 1 into the different types of expenses. Note that indirect charges are not allowed in for-profit organizations or individuals.
Line 7 All program income would be non-Federal, thus appear in col (f) and (g)
SECTION C
Line 8 col. (a) VADG
col. (b) Total amount, including in-kind, put in by applicant
col. (c) Total amount received from State agencies
col. (d) Total amount received from local agencies, other contributors, and internal project income.
col. (e) Add the three previous columns.
Lines 9, 10, & 11 Blank
Line 12 Same as line 8
SECTION D
Lines 13, 14,15 Start the year with the Federal Fiscal Year quarter that funds are needed. That is, the cash needs for Oct.-Dec., 2002, then Jan.-Mar. 2003, then Apr.-Jun, 2003 and 4th quarter as Jul. - Sep., 2003.
Line 16 col (a) VADG
col (b) For Oct. 2003 through Sept. 2004.
col (c) for Oct. 2004 through Sept. 2005
col (d) For Oct. 2005 through Sept. 2006
col (e) For Oct. 2006 through Sept. 2007
Lines 17, 18, 19 Blank
Line 20 Same as line 16
SECTION F
Can all be left blank.