# 119-s-3965: EDA Short Form Application Act

119-s-3965, EDA Short Form Application Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3965
- Congress: 119
- Title: EDA Short Form Application Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Creates a short form application for rural communities to apply to Economic Development Administration grant programs.** The Assistant Secretary would develop the form with stakeholder input and publish sample successful applications, decision guides, and standardized guidance to support applicants. - Rural communities and Tribal areas would get a shorter, tailored application intended to improve their ability to apply for EDA grants. This targets places that meet the bill's rural definitions. - Applicants and EDA staff would benefit from standardized materials like budget templates and fewer repetitive questions that reuse data from sources such as SAM.gov or the Census. This aims to streamline preparation and review across EDA programs.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Short EDA grant form for rural areas: benefit, medium. If enacted, rural communities would be able to use a shorter application form for any Economic Development Administration grant program. A "rural community" would mean an incorporated municipality, Tribal area, or territory with 10,000 people or fewer in the most recent decennial census, or one the…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3965 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3965)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3965 (as of 2026-09-10).