Contact
Benny Bergantino

Review Coordinator
222-1755

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

RI-IGR Waiver List

Executive Order
No. 83-11 

Download the Grant Management Forms

OMB-SF 424

www.grants.gov

The Rhode Island Intergovernmental Review Process (IGR) provides state, local, and community representatives with an opportunity to review and comment on projects or programs seeking federal financial assistance.  It is designed to assure compliance with applicable State Guide Plan elements, conformance to Local Comprehensive Plans, and to facilitate coordination of programs within the state.  The basis for the IGR is Presidential Executive Order 12372 and Governor's Executive Order 83-11.

Any state agency, local government, or private organization that is seeking federal financial assistance to implement an activity within the State of Rhode Island must submit grant applications for Intergovernmental Review.  Applicants holding grants that are renewed annually must submit Form 424  each year with "continuation" checked under Item 8.  Unless the CFDA number of your grant is on our waiver list, Box A under Item 16 must be checked on all applications.  Some federal programs are exempt from the review process.  In most cases, if a program is eligible for intergovernmental review, that fact will be stated in the federal notice of funding availability.  Requirements of the IGR are also found for individual programs in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).  Rhode Island has chosen to exempt some programs from review (CFDA Programs Waived from the Rhode Island Intergovernmental Review Process -January 2012).  

Applications should be submitted to the Statewide Planning Program prior to submission to the federal funding source.  The submission for review should be as far in advance from the submission to the federal funding agency as is possible. 

The Intergovernmental Review Coordinator, who is the Single Point of Contact (SPOC), reviews the application.  The Coordinator will notify state and local officials, and other agencies or organizations that may be affected by the proposed project.  The agencies and organizations will be given 15 days to provide the Coordinator with written comments concerning the application.

Substantive and/or negative comments may require a conference among the applicant, the respondent and a staff person(s) from the Statewide Planning Program to resolve major points of conflict/disagreements found in the proposed project.  Recommendations are forwarded directly to the federal agency.

All application packages must include the project narrative and the standard OMB-SF 424

To ensure that you have all the accompanying grant documents required for you specific grant, register at www.grants.gov and enter the CFDA number for the grant you are applying. This site will allow you to download the specific documents required for that grant.

Applicants should directly contact the appropriate federal funding agency to inquire about eligibility, application procedures, and criteria used to approve grants.  The Intergovernmental Review Coordinator is unable to provide this information.