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This title contains: (a) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance to Federal agencies on government-wide policies for the award and administration of Federal financial assistance; and (b) Federal agency regulations implementing that OMB guidance.
(a) This title is organized into two subtitles. (b) The OMB guidance described in § 1.100(a) is published in subtitle A. Publication of the OMB guidance in the CFR does not change its nature—it is guidance, not regulation. (c) Each Federal agency that awards Federal financial assistance has a chapter in subtitle B in w…
OMB issues this subtitle. Each Federal agency that has a chapter in subtitle B of this title issues that chapter.
Chapters I and II of subtitle A provide OMB guidance to Federal agencies that helps ensure consistent and uniform government-wide policies and procedures for the management of the agencies' Federal financial assistance.
The types of instruments that are subject to the guidance in this subtitle vary from one portion of the guidance to another. All portions of the guidance apply to grants and cooperative agreements, and some portions also apply to other types of Federal financial assistance.
(a) This subtitle contains guidance that directly applies only to Federal agencies. (b) The guidance in this subtitle may affect other entities through each Federal agency's implementation of the guidance, portions of which may apply to: (1) The agency's awarding or administering officials; (2) Recipients and subrecipi…
Although some of the guidance was organized differently within OMB circulars or other documents, much of the guidance in this subtitle existed prior to the establishment of title 2 of the CFR.
A Federal agency that awards Federal financial assistance subject to the OMB guidance in this subtitle implements the guidance in agency regulations in subtitle B of this title and in guidance documents, policy documents, and procedural issuances, such as internal instructions to the agency's awarding and administering…
OMB issues guidance in this subtitle after publication in the Federal Register. Any portion of the guidance that has a potential impact on the public is published with an opportunity for public comment.
The provisions of this subtitle are separate and severable from one another. If any provision of this subtitle is held invalid or unenforceable as applied to a particular person or circumstance, the provision should be construed so as to continue to give the maximum effect permitted by law as applied to other persons n…
OMB is responsible for: (a) Issuing and maintaining the guidance in this subtitle, as described in § 1.230; (b) Interpreting the policy requirements in this subtitle; (c) Reviewing Federal agency regulations implementing the requirements of this subtitle, as required by Executive Order 12866; (d) Conducting broad overs…
The head of each Federal agency that awards and administers Federal financial assistance subject to the guidance in this subtitle is responsible for: (a) Implementing the guidance in this subtitle; (b) Ensuring that the Federal agency complies with their implementation of the guidance; (c) Coordinating with the Council…
This part provides guidance to Federal agencies that: (a) The unique entity identifier (UEI) is the universal identifier for Federal financial assistance applicants, as well as recipients and their direct subrecipients (first-tier subrecipients), and; (b) The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is the repository for…
(a) This part applies to a Federal agency's Federal financial assistance as defined in § 25.400. This part applies to all applicants for and recipients of Federal financial assistance unless exempted by Federal statute or § 25.110. (b) Subrecipients are required to obtain a UEI in accordance with subpart C. This part d…
(a) General exceptions. (1) Under a condition identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, a Federal agency may exempt an applicant or recipient of Federal financial assistance from the requirement to obtain a UEI, register in SAM.gov, or both. (i) If a Federal agency grants an exception under paragraph (a)(2) of th…
(a) A Federal agency that issues Federal financial assistance (see § 25.400) must include the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section in each notice of funding opportunity, regulation, or other issuance containing instructions for applicants that is issued on or after the effective date of this guidance. A notice…
(a) Unless an entity is exempt under § 25.110, a Federal agency may not issue a Federal award or amend an existing Federal award to provide additional Federal funds if the entity is not in compliance with the requirements of this part. This does not apply to amendments to terminate or close out a Federal award. (b) At…
To implement the policies in §§ 25.200 and 25.205, a Federal agency may add a UEI field to information collections previously approved by OMB, with no further approval required.
Each Federal agency that awards Federal financial assistance (see § 25.400) must ensure that its information systems are able to both accept and transmit the UEI as the universal identifier for Federal financial assistance applicants and recipients.
(a) A Federal agency must include the award term in Appendix A in all Federal financial assistance agreements (see § 25.400) to accomplish the purpose of § 25.100. (b) A Federal agency may use different letters and numbers than those in Appendix A to designate the paragraphs of the award term.
(a) A recipient may not make a subaward to a subrecipient that has not obtained a UEI and provided it to the recipient. Subrecipients are not required to complete full registration in SAM.gov to obtain a UEI. (b) A recipient must notify any potential subrecipients that the recipient cannot make a subaward unless the su…
Terms not defined in this part have the same meaning as provided in 2 CFR part 200, subpart A. As used in this part: Applicant means any entity that applies for a Federal award directly to a Federal agency. Entity includes: (1) Whether for profit or nonprofit: (i) A corporation; (ii) An association; (iii) A partnership…
(a) Requirement for System for Award Management. (1) Unless exempt from this requirement under 2 CFR 25.110, the recipient must maintain a current and active registration in SAM.gov. The recipient's registration must always be current and active until the recipient submits all final reports required under this Federal…
This part provides guidance to Federal agencies on establishing requirements for recipients of Federal awards to report information on subawards and executive total compensation, as required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), as amended by the Digital Accountability an…
(a) Applicability in general. This part applies to a Federal agency's Federal financial assistance as defined in § 170.300. This part applies to all recipients and subrecipients of Federal awards who meet the reporting requirements of paragraph (c) of this section, unless exempt under Federal statute or by paragraph (d…