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Federal form · U.S. General Services Administration (Standard Form)

SF-424 — Application for Federal Assistance

The standard federal assistance application cover form used for many grant and cooperative agreement submissions. It captures applicant information, funding requested, and basic project details for the awarding agency.

Applicants file SF-424 when applying for many federal grants and assistance programs, often as the front page of a larger application package.

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Applicants file SF-424 when applying for many federal grants and assistance programs, often as the front page of a larger application package.

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