EDA Short Form Application Act

This bill would require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development to create a short form application that rural communities could use for any grant program run by the Economic Development Administration. A rural community is defined as a town, Tribal area, or territory with 10,000 or fewer people, or one located outside a metropolitan statistical area. In creating the form, the Assistant Secretary would have to ask rural stakeholders for input on topics such as application length, required documents, standard templates, and removing questions that ask for information the federal government already has. The Assistant Secretary would also have to publish sample successful applications, guides explaining how applications are reviewed and rated, and standard guidance for rural applicants.

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Sponsors

• John Barrasso Republican sponsor
• 15 cosponsors