DRAFT Community Noise Mitigation Program

What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice CNM_NOFO_Forecast_2023-Aug-14_002.pdf (23 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.

Registrations you need first (3)

• Grants.gov · p. 3

  “The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will accept proposals through Grants.gov for funding through 5 p.m.” Open page 3

• Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 9

  “Include: entity name, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), primary point of contact name, e-mail address, and organization address. 2.” Open page 9

• SAM.gov · p. 13

  “Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) Each applicant is required to: be registered in SAM before submitting its grant application, provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application, and continue to maintain an active SAM…” Open page 13

Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

What to submit

• Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 3

  “All funded projects must include a timeline with a demonstrated capacity to expend the funding as well as complete all proposed noise mitigation activity within the fifty-four (54) month maximum period of performance of the grant.” Open page 3

• Letters of support or commitment · p. 6

  “Proposals must demonstrate a project is ready to commence within twelve (12) months of award, including letters of commitment from relevant stakeholders (e.g., occupant participation agreements with property owners), design and cost estimates, procurement…” Open page 6

• Environmental documentation · p. 12

  “If awarded a grant, the Grantee will be required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act by preparing any required environmental analyses pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations at 40 C.F.R. 1500-1508, unless…” Open page 12

Formatting rules

• 11-point font, 1-inch margins, single-spaced · p. 9

  “A proposal may not exceed twenty pages (20) (single-sided, single-spaced with 1-inch margins, 11-point Times New Roman font), including all maps, drawings and attachments.” Open page 9

Cost share or match

• Cost share / match · p. 1

  “Funding under this program requires a ten percent (10%) local project cost share contribution from the proposer.” Open page 1

• Cost share / match · p. 4

  “The Grantee’s ten percent (10%) local cost share contribution for the project must be available for expending and under the control of the potential Grantee or otherwise integrated into the project implementation approach prior to proceeding with the project.” Open page 4

• Cost share / match · p. 4

  “Local Project Cost Share Contribution (Non-Federal) State or local government recipients must agree to contribute local cost share (non-Federal match) of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total funding requested as the recipient of a grant under the…” Open page 4

• Cost share / match · p. 5

  “In the case of Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation funds being used to meet the Federal Aviation Administration’s local match requirements for civil airport grant requests through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for noise mitigation, the ten…” Open page 5

Dates in the notice

• September 30, 2025 · p. 2

  “All grant agreements must be issued and countersigned by the proposer (Grantee) prior to TBD, and the appropriated funding must be awarded and obligated no later than September 30, 2025.” Open page 2

• December 27, 2020 · p. 5

  “L. 116-133) December 27, 2020, and no later than five (5) years after the grant award. 3.” Open page 5

Mistakes that get applications rejected (1)

• Missing a required part: Proposals deemed to be incomplete will not be reviewed. · p. 13

  “Proposals deemed to be incomplete will not be reviewed.” Open page 13