SF-429 Required Forms

• SF-429 Cover Page must be submitted annually by all grantees and accompany all reports and requests.
  • It provides recipient (grantee) information and must accompany any submission of forms SF-429-A, SF-429-B, or SF-429-C.
  • Use the Comments section (Item 9) to indicate that there is no real property (as defined above) to report, identify real property with no change in status, and note parcels with changes. Additional attachments are required only for previously unreported real property and parcels with changes.
• SF-429-A General Reporting must be submitted annually on the same date the grantee's first SF-425 Final Federal Financial Report for the budget period is due.
  • A separate sheet is required to provide real property details for each parcel of real property being reported, including land, buildings, and modular units. Information for every parcel of real property that is purchased, constructed, or subject to major renovations with Head Start funds as defined in 45 CFR 1309.3 and real property claimed as match for a Head Start award must be included.
    • The term purchase includes outright purchase, down payment, and the use of Head Start funds to make mortgage payments (both principal and interest).
  • A federal interest created by the use of Head Start funds does not end until it is released by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). In Item 13, grantees should note the funding period in which the federal interest began as the "From" date and enter "Until released by ACF" in the "To" space.
• SF-429-B Request to Acquire, Improve, or Furnish must be submitted along with the additional information required by 45 CFR Part 1309 whenever a grantee is seeking ACF approval to use Head Start funds to engage in purchase, construction, or major renovation of facilities covered by 45 CFR Part 1309.
  • Information included in SF-429-B can be cross-referenced in the Part 1309 application.
  • The appraised value (valuation) required in Item 14f must be provided by an independent real property appraiser licensed or certified by the state in which the property is located.
• SF-429-C Disposition or Encumbrance Request must be submitted at closeout and whenever a grantee is seeking ACF approval to sell, transfer, or encumber property subject to a federal interest, including the refinancing of existing indebtedness and subordination of a federal interest to the rights of a lender.
  • SF-429-C implements the requirements for grantees making requests for disposition of real property previously addressed at 45 CFR §74.32 and 45 CFR §92.31. Interim final U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants management regulations address disposition of property at 45 CFR §75.318.
  • Item 14a asks grantees to indicate a disposition preference; however, the final decision as to method of disposition of property subject to a federal interest resides with ACF and will be communicated to the grantee through written disposition instructions.
  • An independent real property appraiser licensed or certified by the state in which the property is located must provide the appraised value required in Item 14e.
  • Subordination requests are initiated through the use of form SF-429-C. Requests for subordination should by identified in Item 14i and accompanied by the proposed subordination agreement, which must meet the terms and conditions noted in 45 CFR §1309.21 and 45 CFR §1309.22.
  • ACF-IM-HS-12-08 remains in effect and provides a simplified disposition process for older modular units as defined in the Information Memorandum (IM).
  • SF-429-C is required whenever real property, subject to a federal interest, is pledged as collateral for a loan or mortgage. A pledge of collateral includes financing for ongoing purchase, such as a long-term mortgage, as well as any use of the property as collateral for future borrowing, such as lines of credit or refinancing of existing debt.