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I <br />SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION <br />To be considered complete and eligible for review, all applications must include a summary <br />page, cover letter, project description, letter of support from the community's main elected <br />official, and documentation of partner participation. All parts of the application must be <br />submitted together. The following format is required: <br />Summary Page (no longer than one page) <br />The summary page should include the project title, contact information for the project manager, <br />type of assistance requested (policy analysis or public participation processes), and an abstract of <br />the project. If a nonprofit organization is submitting the application, then the name and contact <br />information for the governmental partner must also be provided. <br />Cover letter (does not count against page limit) <br />The cover letter that accompanies your application must be signed by an official with the <br />authority to commit your government, agency, or organization to the project and should be <br />written on your official letterhead. <br />Project description (no longer than 5 page sides) <br />The request for assistance must describe the project clearly and specifically. The narrative must <br />provide a concise overview of the project, including how it ties into larger issues of local or <br />regional growth and how EPA assistance will support the project. The description must detail <br />local support for action and resources (e.g., staff time, support from business, cost-sharing, etc.) <br />that the community will bring to the project. The narrative must also address how the application <br />meets each of the criteria and what environmental results the applicant expects. If other project <br />partners or funding sources are involved, their roles and contributions must be clearly defined. In <br />reviewing the project description, reviewers will not consider any pages over the 5 page-side <br />limit. Project descriptions must use no smaller than 10-paint type and should have page margins <br />all around of at least one inch. <br />Letter of support from elected official (not included in page limit) <br />Applicants must include a letter of support from the primary elected official in the community <br />(e.g., mayor, county commission chair). If the applicant is a state government agency, the letter <br />should be from the head of the agency or an elected official. Also include a list of other <br />stakeholders who support the project; letters from these people are not required. Please include <br />these materials with the application. <br />Documentation of partner participation (not included in page limit) <br />Applicants should include letters of support from the principal partners in the local team that will <br />be assisting the EPA-led team and directing follow-up activities. Please include these letters with <br />the application. Principal partners will be expected to participate in a conference call for the <br />finalists. <br />EPA must receive applications by 5:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, March 8, 2007. No late <br />applications will be accepted. Applicants must submit one original and four copies of their full <br />application. All applications must be submitted in accordance with the requirements described <br />Smart Growth Implementation Assistance-2007 Request for Applications