diff --git a/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.hbs b/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.hbs
index d29efa06..7d9a10c9 100644
--- a/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.hbs
+++ b/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.hbs
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
         @form={{saveableProjectsNewForm}} 
         @boroughOptions={{this.boroughOptions}} 
         @onBoroughChange={{this.handleBoroughChange}} 
-        @selectedBorough={{this.selectedBorough}} />
+        @selectedBorough={{this.selectedBorough}} 
+        @onApplicantTypeSelection={{this.handleApplicantTypeChange}}
+        @selectedApplicantType={{this.selectedApplicantType}}
+        @applicantOptions={{this.applicantOptions}}
+      />
       <Packages::Projects::ProjectsNewAddContacts 
         @form={{saveableProjectsNewForm}} />
     </div>
diff --git a/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.js b/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.js
index 57e744cd..e01d37ef 100644
--- a/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.js
+++ b/client/app/components/packages/projects/new.js
@@ -20,10 +20,17 @@ export default class ProjectsNewFormComponent extends Component {
   @tracked
   selectedBorough = null;
 
+  @tracked
+  selectedApplicantType = null;
+
   get boroughOptions() {
     return optionset(['project', 'boroughs', 'list']);
   }
 
+  get applicantOptions() {
+    return optionset(['applicant', 'dcpApplicantType', 'list']);
+  }
+
   @action
   handleBoroughChange(selectedBorough) {
     console.log('Selected borough:', selectedBorough);
@@ -35,6 +42,17 @@ export default class ProjectsNewFormComponent extends Component {
     }
   }
 
+  @action
+  handleApplicantTypeChange(selectedApplicantType) {
+    console.log('Selected Applicant Type:', selectedApplicantType);
+
+    this.selectedApplicantType = selectedApplicantType;
+
+    if (this.args.form) {
+      this.args.form.set('dcpApplicantType', selectedApplicantType);
+    }
+  }
+
   @action
   async submitPackage() {
     const primaryContactInput = {
diff --git a/client/app/components/packages/projects/projects-new-information.hbs b/client/app/components/packages/projects/projects-new-information.hbs
index e5092ac1..04b1005f 100644
--- a/client/app/components/packages/projects/projects-new-information.hbs
+++ b/client/app/components/packages/projects/projects-new-information.hbs
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 {{#let @form as |form|}}
-<form.Section @title="Project Information">
+<form.Section @title='Project Information'>
   <Ui::Question @required={{true}} as |Q|>
     <Q.Label>
       Project Name
     </Q.Label>
 
     <form.Field 
-      @attribute="projectName" 
-      @type="text-input" 
+      @attribute='projectName' 
+      @type='text-input' 
       id={{Q.questionId}} 
       @showCounter={{true}}
-      @maxlength="50"
+      @maxlength='50'
+      placeholder="project name"
     />
   </Ui::Question>
   <Ui::Question @required={{true}} as |Q|>
@@ -21,13 +22,27 @@
       @options={{@boroughOptions}}
       @onChange={{@onBoroughChange}}
       @selected={{@selectedBorough}} 
-      @searchField="label"
-      @placeholder="Select a borough"
-      as |borough|
-      >
+      @searchField='label'
+      @placeholder='select a borough' as |borough| >
       {{borough.label}}
     </PowerSelect>
   </Ui::Question>
+  <Ui::Question @required={{true}} as |Q|>
+    <Q.Label>
+      Applicant Type
+    </Q.Label>
+    <p class='q-help'>
+      Identify if you represent a public agency or are a private entity.
+    </p>
+    <PowerSelect 
+      @options={{@applicantOptions}} 
+      @onChange={{@onApplicantTypeSelection}} 
+      @selected={{@selectedApplicantType}}
+      @searchField='label' 
+      @placeholder='select applicant type' as |applicantType| >
+      {{applicantType.label}}
+    </PowerSelect>
+  </Ui::Question>
 </form.Section>
 {{/let}}
 
diff --git a/client/app/helpers/optionset.js b/client/app/helpers/optionset.js
index 0be28a0c..9b8b284c 100644
--- a/client/app/helpers/optionset.js
+++ b/client/app/helpers/optionset.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const OPTIONSET_LOOKUP = {
   applicant: {
     dcpState: APPLICANT_OPTIONSETS.DCPSTATE,
     dcpType: APPLICANT_OPTIONSETS.DCPTYPE,
+    dcpApplicantType: APPLICANT_OPTIONSETS.DCP_APPLICANTTYPE,
   },
   bbl: {
     boroughs: BBL_OPTIONSETS.BOROUGHS,
diff --git a/client/app/optionsets/applicant.js b/client/app/optionsets/applicant.js
index 44da738f..3715a15f 100644
--- a/client/app/optionsets/applicant.js
+++ b/client/app/optionsets/applicant.js
@@ -248,9 +248,21 @@ export const DCPSTATE = {
   },
 };
 
+export const DCP_APPLICANTTYPE = {
+  OTHER_PUBLIC_AGENCY: {
+    label: "Other Public Agency",
+    code: 717170001,
+  },
+  PRIVATE: {
+    label: "Private",
+    code: 717170002,
+  },
+};
+
 const APPLICANT_OPTIONSETS = {
   DCPTYPE,
   DCPSTATE,
+  DCP_APPLICANTTYPE,
 };
 
 export default APPLICANT_OPTIONSETS;