Approving States for Participation

Approving States for Participation

Before a state’s program is approved for participation in the SSBCI, the applicant must demonstrate that all actions required under state law have been taken to delegate administrative responsibility for the program to a specific department, agency or political subdivision of the state. The term “agency” includes state government corporations and other instrumentalities of the state. The applicant will be required to submit a short narrative statement from the governor of the state, or chief executive of the territory, describing such actions and attach any relevant documentation in support of that statement. The narrative statement will need to be signed by the governor of the state or chief executive of the territory and an official of the state with oversight responsibility for the state program(s) for which federal funds are being requested.