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Docusign Envelope ID:7208C774-7FB3-420E-A93E-5DE887787BB7 <br /> Addendum 1 <br /> Frequently Asked Questions <br /> General Information <br /> 1. What is BABA?What is the"Buy America Preference"? <br /> The Build America,Buy America(BABA)Act was enacted on November 15,2021, as part <br /> of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act(IIJA)(Pub.L.No. 117-58)also known as the <br /> Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. BABA establishes a domestic content procurement <br /> preference known as the"Buy America Preference" (BAP)for Federal infrastructure <br /> spending. The BAP requires that all iron, steel,manufactured products, and construction <br /> materials used in infrastructure projects funded with Federal financial assistance must be <br /> produced in the United States. <br /> 2. What types of Federal financial assistance(FFA)are subject to the BAP? <br /> FFA subject to BABA includes all expenditures by a Federal agency to a non-Federal entity <br /> for an infrastructure project,including grants, cooperative agreements,non-cash <br /> contributions or donations of property, direct assistance,loans,loan guarantees, and other <br /> types of financial assistance. <br /> 3. What projects or activities does the BAP apply to? <br /> The BAP applies to the iron, steel, construction materials, and manufactured products used <br /> in infrastructure projects funded by Federal financial assistance(FFA),which includes <br /> covered materials and covered activities.Infrastructure projects include construction, <br /> alteration,maintenance, or repair of any infrastructure in the United States as defined in the <br /> next paragraph and in the Definitions section of this Notice. <br /> The term"infrastructure"includes the structures,facilities, and equipment for projects <br /> traditionally considered infrastructure, including buildings and real property.For CPD <br /> programs, this may include,but is not limited to, certain funding for: <br /> • road and sidewalk improvement projects; <br /> • water, sewer, and other utility projects; <br /> • broadband infrastructure; <br /> • housing construction and rehabilitation; <br /> • community facility construction and rehabilitation; <br /> • homeless shelter construction and rehabilitation; <br /> • and other CPD-funded activities that are defined as infrastructure according to <br /> BABA (section 70912(5)). <br />