Common use of Content and Form of Application Submission Clause in Contracts

Content and Form of Application Submission. Guidelines for Preparing Grant Application The application should provide information on all items for which you are requesting funding in FY 2009. If you use another company’s previous application as a guide, remember to modify all elements as appropriate to reflect your company’s situation. The application must include a project narrative in the format provided in Appendix A, in addition to Standard Form 424, ‘‘Application for Federal Assistance.’’ Application Content I. Applicant Information This addresses basic identifying information, including: a. Company name. b. ▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. c. Contact information for notification of project selection: contact name, address, email address, fax and phone number. d. Description of services provided by company, including areas served. e. For fixed-route carriers, whether you are a large (Class I, with gross annual operating revenues of $8.1 million or more) or small (gross operating revenues of less than $8.1 million annually) carrier. f. Existing fleet and employee information, including number of over- the-road buses used for (1) intercity fixed-route service, and (2) other service, and number of employees. g. If you provide both intercity fixed- route service and another type of service, such as commuter, charter or tour service, please provide an estimate of the proportion of your service that is intercity. h. Description of your technical, legal, and financial capacity to implement the proposed project. Include evidence that you currently possess appropriate operating authority (e.g., DOT number if you operate interstate or identifier assigned by State if you do not operate interstate service). II. Project Information Every application must: a. Provide the Federal amount requested for each purpose for which funds are sought in the format in Appendix A. b. Document matching funds, including amount and source. c. Describe project, including components to be funded (e.g., lifts, tie- downs, moveable seats, or training). d. Provide project timeline, including significant milestones such as date or contract for purchase of vehicle(s), and actual or expected delivery date of vehicles. e. Address each of the five statutory evaluation criteria described in V. f. If requesting funding for intercity service, provide evidence that: 1. The applicant provides scheduled, intercity, fixed route, over-the-road bus service that interlines with one or more scheduled, intercity bus operators. (Such evidence includes applicant’s membership in the National Bus Traffic Association or participation in separate interline agreements, and participation in interline tariffs or price lists issued by, or on behalf of, scheduled, intercity bus operators with whom the applicant interlines); and 2. The applicant has obtained authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or the Interstate Commerce Commission to operate scheduled, intercity, fixed route service; and as many of the following as are applicable; 3. The applicant is included in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Official National Motor Coach Guide showing that it provides regularly scheduled, fixed route OTRB service with meaningful connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distant points. 4. The applicant maintains a Web site showing routes and schedules of its regularly scheduled, fixed route OTRB service and its meaningful connections to other scheduled, intercity bus service. 5. The applicant maintains published schedules showing its regularly scheduled, fixed route OTRB service and its meaningful connections to other scheduled, intercity bus service. 6. The applicant participates in the International Registration Plan (IRP) apportionment program. III. Labor Information a. Identify any labor organizations that may represent your employees and employees of any transit providers in the service area of the project. For each local union of a nationally affiliated union, the applicant must provide the name of the national organization and the number or other designation of the local union (e.g., Amalgamated Transit Union local 1258). Since the Department of Labor (DOL) makes its referral to the national union’s headquarters, there is no need to provide a means of contacting the local organization. b. For each independent labor organization (i.e., a union that is not affiliated with a national or international organization) the local information will be necessary (name of organization, address, contact person, phone, fax numbers). c. Where a labor organization represents transit employees in the service area of the project, DOL must refer the proposed protective arrangements to each union and to each recipient. For this reason, please provide DOL with a contact person, address, telephone number and fax number for your company and associated union information.