FACT SHEET FOR APPLICANTS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
When submitting your application for Federal assistance, please observe the following steps pertaining
to the intergovernmental review process.
1.
Identify whether or not the respective program is eligible for intergovernmental review under
Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, as implemented in 40 CFR Part 29, and Section 204 of the Demonstration
Cities and Metropolitan Development Act and Section 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
can be found at EPA Financial Assistance Programs Subject to Executive Order 12372 and Section 204 of
the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act and Section 401 of the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act (pdf)
2.
After confirming the program’s intergovernmental review eligibility, indicate whether your
application is subject to the process by responding to the E.O. 12372 question on the SF-424, Application
for Federal Assistance.
3.
If a program is eligible for the intergovernmental review process, you must respond accordingly on
the application, and forward a copy of your completed application to your State Single-Point-of-Contact
(SPOC). Before forwarding a copy of your application, you may call the SPOC directly to determine if
that office has chosen to review the program.
4.
If the SPOC has chosen not to review the program, or if your State does not have a SPOC, you must
forward a copy of your completed application to the area-wide/regional/local planning agency (or
agencies), so that they may have the opportunity to review your application for comment. You may
consult your local EPA office to obtain contact information for the planning agency in your area.
5.
Keep in mind that once you sign the SF-424, you are certifying that the SPOC or area-
wide/regional/local planning agency (or agencies) has received or will receive a copy of your application.
Your application might be considered deficient if a copy of your application is not forwarded to one of
those agencies.
6.
The application must be sent to the SPOC or area-wide/regional/local planning agency in a timely
manner, in order for it to be reviewed before the end of the respective comment period. Under E.O.
12372, the comment period is 60 days for new and competitive awards, and 30 days for non-competing
continuation awards.
7.
If you subsequently receive comments about your application from the SPOC area-
wide/regional/local planning agency (or agencies), you should forward them immediately to the EPA
office (generally the awarding office) where you mailed your application package. Before making a
funding decision, EPA is required to consider comments made by the SPOC or planning agency.
Therefore, the awarding office may contact your to discuss concerns that may be raised by the SPOC or
planning agency.