diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b1a1d2a590..8b5c25c821 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ parameters:
     default: "main"
     type: string
   sandbox_git_branch:  # change to feature branch to test deployment
-    default: "js-128-add-multiselect-component"
+    default: "sj-bind-rds"
     type: string
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/deployment_config/dev_vars.yml b/deployment_config/dev_vars.yml
index 8081cf49b0..44f3d8f473 100644
--- a/deployment_config/dev_vars.yml
+++ b/deployment_config/dev_vars.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ instances: 1
 NODE_ENV: production
 # This env variable should go away soon in favor of TTA_SMART_HUB_URI
 REDIRECT_URI_HOST: https://tta-smarthub-dev.app.cloud.gov
-TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-dev.app.cloud.gov
+rds_instance: ttahub-dev
 SESSION_SECRET: ((SESSION_SECRET))
+TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-dev.app.cloud.gov
diff --git a/deployment_config/prod_vars.yml b/deployment_config/prod_vars.yml
index 80d91a2512..502dab021e 100644
--- a/deployment_config/prod_vars.yml
+++ b/deployment_config/prod_vars.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ instances: 2
 NODE_ENV: production
 # This env variable should go away soon in favor of TTA_SMART_HUB_URI
 REDIRECT_URI_HOST: https://tta-smarthub-prod.app.cloud.gov
-TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-prod.app.cloud.gov
+rds_instance: ttahub-prod
 SESSION_SECRET: ((SESSION_SECRET))
+TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-prod.app.cloud.gov
diff --git a/deployment_config/sandbox_vars.yml b/deployment_config/sandbox_vars.yml
index 4b921f082f..3ce4e0e7e3 100644
--- a/deployment_config/sandbox_vars.yml
+++ b/deployment_config/sandbox_vars.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ instances: 1
 NODE_ENV: production
 # This env variable should go away soon in favor of TTA_SMART_HUB_URI
 REDIRECT_URI_HOST: https://tta-smarthub-sandbox.app.cloud.gov
-TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-sandbox.app.cloud.gov
+rds_instance: ttahub-sandbox
 SESSION_SECRET: ((SESSION_SECRET))
+TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-sandbox.app.cloud.gov
diff --git a/deployment_config/staging_vars.yml b/deployment_config/staging_vars.yml
index 5f615245f0..6884c5e1f5 100644
--- a/deployment_config/staging_vars.yml
+++ b/deployment_config/staging_vars.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ instances: 1
 NODE_ENV: production
 # This env variable should go away soon in favor of TTA_SMART_HUB_URI
 REDIRECT_URI_HOST: https://tta-smarthub-staging.app.cloud.gov
-TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-staging.app.cloud.gov
+rds_instance: ttahub-staging
 SESSION_SECRET: ((SESSION_SECRET))
+TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: https://tta-smarthub-staging.app.cloud.gov
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index f658ef2603..417aa2ff57 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 ---
 applications:
-- name: tta-smarthub-((env))
-  instances: ((instances))
-  command: yarn start
-  env:
-    AUTH_BASE: ((AUTH_BASE))
-    AUTH_CLIENT_ID: ((AUTH_CLIENT_ID))
-    AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET: ((AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET))
-    NODE_ENV: ((NODE_ENV))
-    # Soon to be removed in favor of TTA_SMART_HUB_URI
-    REDIRECT_URI_HOST: ((REDIRECT_URI_HOST))
-    TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: ((TTA_SMART_HUB_URI))
-    SESSION_SECRET: ((SESSION_SECRET))
+  - name: tta-smarthub-((env))
+    instances: ((instances))
+    command: yarn start
+    env:
+      AUTH_BASE: ((AUTH_BASE))
+      AUTH_CLIENT_ID: ((AUTH_CLIENT_ID))
+      AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET: ((AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET))
+      NODE_ENV: ((NODE_ENV))
+      # Soon to be removed in favor of TTA_SMART_HUB_URI
+      REDIRECT_URI_HOST: ((REDIRECT_URI_HOST))
+      TTA_SMART_HUB_URI: ((TTA_SMART_HUB_URI))
+      SESSION_SECRET: ((SESSION_SECRET))
+    services:
+      - ((rds_instance))
diff --git a/terraform/README.md b/terraform/README.md
index 43a334382c..11776f920b 100644
--- a/terraform/README.md
+++ b/terraform/README.md
@@ -143,13 +143,18 @@ _Tip: You run terraform files from the directory in which they are stored. For e
     ```bash
     terraform apply
     ```
+1. **Bind the infrastructure to the application**
+
+    CloudFoundry/cloud.gov requires that some "services" (e.g. AWS infrastructure) be "bound" to the application instance. S3, Redis, and Elasticsearch are all services that require this "binding" step. See the [cloud.gov documentation][cloudgov-bind] for more direction on this. Also, check out [PR#71][PR#71] for an example of how this was done for the RDS instances.
 
 <!-- Links -->
 
 [aws-config]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-quickstart.html#cli-configure-quickstart-config
 [aws-install]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2.html
+[cloudgov-bind]: https://cloud.gov/docs/deployment/managed-services/#bind-the-service-instance
 [cloudgov-deployer]: https://cloud.gov/docs/services/cloud-gov-service-account/
 [cloudgov-service-keys]: https://cloud.gov/docs/services/s3/#interacting-with-your-s3-bucket-from-outside-cloudgov
 [cf-install]: https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/install-go-cli.html
+[PR#71]: https://github.com/adhocteam/Head-Start-TTADP/pull/71
 [tf]: https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html
 [tf-vars]: https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/variables.html#variable-definitions-tfvars-files