Thriving Communities Initiative

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Version 6 Innovative Finance Reports Form	Unchanged
Form Version 6 Innovative Finance Form	Unchanged
Form Version 1 Rural/Tribal Form	Modified
Form Appendix B TCP Letters of Interest Form	Unchanged
Form Updated Appendix A TCP NOFO Form	Unchanged
2105-0584_Non_Sub_Change_Justification.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2025-07-15
RTA_Narrative requesting approval for application form.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2025-04-16
SW edits_Rural and Tribal Grant Application Form template 12 21 22_clean.docx Supplementary Document	2025-04-15
30 Day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-23
Updated Final - Supporting Statement PRA DOT TA 17Feb2023_.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-02-17
60-Day FRN DOT TA PRA Published_11222022 2022-25380.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-17
Innovative Finance Key Information Table_version 6.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-17
Rural and Tribal Grant Application Form template 12 21 22.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-02-17
APPENDIX B LOI Form Questions.docx Supplementary Document	2023-02-17
Appendix A Application Checklist_.docx Supplementary Document	2023-02-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
258620	Innovative Finance Reports Form	Unchanged
258619	Innovative Finance Form	Unchanged
258617	Rural/Tribal Form	Modified
258616	TCP Letters of Interest Form	Unchanged
258615	TCP NOFO Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2105-0584	ICR Reference No: 202507-2105-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202504-2105-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/OST	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Thriving Communities Initiative
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/15/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2026	05/31/2026
Responses	556	556
Time Burden (Hours)	3,120	3,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) renewal for an information collection request (ICR) to enable the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of the Secretary (OST) to implement the Thriving Communities Initiative (TCI) and Build America Bureau programs which includes the Thriving Communities program (TCP), the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, and the Asset Concession and Innovative Finance Assistance Program. The TCI was authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471), enacted on March 15, 2022. The Thriving Communities Initiative is a key component in DOT’s Equity Action Plan that will provide direct, coordinated and place-based technical assistance and capacity building support that enables all communities, particularly those that are under-served and historically disadvantaged, to be able to access funding and programs established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 103 6702 (d) (3) Name of Law: Thriving Communities Initiative
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 71408	11/22/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 11513	02/23/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Innovative Finance	Version 6	Innovative Finance Key Information Table
Innovative Finance Reports	Version 6	Innovative Finance Key Information Table
Rural/Tribal	Version 1, Version 2	Rural and Tribal Grant Application For ,   Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Application
TCP Letters of Interest	Appendix B	LOI Form Questions
TCP NOFO	Updated Appendix A	Application Checklist

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	556	556	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,120	3,120	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $64,821

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/15/2025

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