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Made in America Website: www.madeinamerica.gov Executive Order 14005: Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers Memorandum M-22-08: Identification of Federal Financial Assistance Infrastructure Programs Subject to the Build America, Buy America Provisions of the...

If a recipient receives funding from multiple Federal agencies for a single project, the recipient must submit their waiver request to the Federal awarding agency that contributes the greatest amount of Federal funds for the infrastructure project; this agency is considered the “cognizant agency for...

The Build America, Buy America Act requires that USDA make a proposed waiver available for a 15 day public comment period. Once the public comment period has closed, USDA will consider any comments it received in its evaluation of the waiver request. See How to Submit a Public Comment on a USDA...

Agencies and staff offices who receive waiver requests from recipients and subrecipients must review the waivers. The USDA agency or staff office must approve the waiver request internally and then submit it to OCFO via the Waiver Request Form that is found on the OCFO FFAC SharePoint site. The...

If you use USDA funds to purchase goods, products, and materials for any form of construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure, you must follow the BABA Act’s provisions. When necessary, award recipients may apply for a waiver from these requirements. USDA may waive the...

USDA Build America Buy America Common Waiver Form is available on the GSA Forms Library. The form must be adopted by USDA sub-agencies in coordination with the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. OCFO is available to assist in that process.