Federal Assistance ClearinghouseState and Local Review ProcessReview ProcedureThe State Clearinghouse works with the state's Regional Planning Agencies (see map and list of regional planning commissions/councils of government) who have been designated as regional review clearinghouses that conduct reviews of grant applications on a local level. The Missouri Federal Assistance Clearinghouse primarily reviews all programs which federal agencies have indicated are eligible for review under Presidential Executive Order 12372. To determine if an application will require Clearinghouse review, an applicant should check Appendix I of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), Programs Requiring Executive Order 12372 Review which lists the catalog numbers and titles of the specific federal programs that are eligible for state review under Presidential Executive Order 12372. If there is any uncertainty about whether or not a specific application must be submitted to the Clearinghouse, the applicant should contact the Clearinghouse before submitting the project.
Missouri Federal Assistance Clearinghouse One copy of the application that will be filed with the federal agency should be submitted to the Missouri Federal Assistance Clearinghouse and one copy to the appropriate Regional Clearinghouse. The application to the State Clearinghouse should include the 424 Federal Assistance Form including the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number; Program Narrative or Executive Summary or Abstract; Site Location Map and Drawing (if construction project or water and/or sewer project). You should not send your full application. Fax copies of the completed Form 424 are acceptable. Upon receipt of an application and the assignment of a State Application Identifier (SAI) number, a sixty-day review period is in effect (a federal agency will allow state and local officials thirty to sixty days for review and comment). The State Clearinghouse prints a Weekly Index which includes pertinent information of all applications received for federal assistance and direct federal development and distributes to appropriate State and Regional Review Agents. Reviewers may request additional information or additional time for review of a particular application. The State Clearinghouse compiles reviewing agencies' comments and issues a sign-off letter on the project to the applicant. The applicant then forwards a copy of the clearance letter to the federal funding agency. |
