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SECTION IV - REQUIREMENTS IF FEDERAL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE

If the State is notified that federal funds are available, the State must provide these items:

Requirements Schedule

A schedule of when each of the remaining requirements to receive a proposed grant will be met.

Phase I - Environmental Survey

Site plan/map, site survey, and soil investigation (if applicable). Design development site plan. The applicant shall submit a site

survey, which has been performed by a licensed land surveyor. A description of the site shall be submitted noting the general

characteristics of the site. This should include soil reports and specifications, easements; main roadway approaches,

surrounding land uses, availability of electricity, water and sewer lines, and orientation. The description should also include a

map locating the existing and/or new buildings, major roads, and public services in the geographic area. Additional site plans

should show all site work including property lines, existing and new topography, building locations, utility data, and proposed

grades, roads, parking areas, walks, landscaping, and site amenities.

Phase II - Environmental Assessment

This requirement applies only if the outside construction exceeds 75,000 gross square feet (GSF)). The environmental

documentation will require approval by VA before a final award of a construction or acquisition grant for a state veterans home

(see 26.6 of this chapter for compliance requirements.) When the application submission requires an environmental

assessments, the state shall describe the possible beneficial and/or harmful effect which the project may have on the following

impact categories:

Transportation

Air Quality

Noise

Solid Waste

Utilities

Geology (Soils/Hydrology/Flood Plains)

Water Quality

Land Use

Vegetation, Wildlife, Aquatic, and Ecology/Wetlands

10. Economic Activities

11. Cultural Resources

12. Aesthetics

13. Residential Population

14. Community Services and Facilities

15. Community Plans and Projects

16. Other

If an adverse environmental impact is anticipated, the action to be taken to minimize the impact should be explained in the

environmental assessment.

If construction outside the walls of an existing structure will involve more than 75,000 GSF, the application shall include an

environmental assessment to determine if an environmental impact statement is necessary for compliance with section 102(2)

(c) of the national environmental policy act of 1969. If the proposed actions involving construction or acquisition do not

individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment or if the outside construction does not exceed

75,000 GSF, the applicant shall submit a letter noting a categorical exclusion, subject to approval by VA.

State Historical Preservation Letter

Letter from the state historical preservation officer (SHPO) and subsequent clearance from the VA historical preservation

officer and a copy from the SHPO stating whether the project area includes any properties on, eligible for, or likely to meet the

criteria for the national register of historic places. If the property does, or may include, national register quality properties, the

letter from SHPO should discuss the determination of effect of the proposed project on such property.

VA FORM

10-0388-5

PAGE 2 OF 4

MAR 2005

Va Form 10-0388-5 - Additional Documents And Information Required For State Home Construction And Acquisition Grants Application Page 2

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