Office of Management and Budget
Where are the Attachments to A-102?
Where is the Grants Management Common Rule?
On March 12, 1987, the President directed the Federal grantmaking agencies
to issue a grants management common rule to adopt governmentwide terms and
conditions for grants to States and local governments. In 1988, OMB revised
Circular A-102 to include guidance to Federal agencies on matters not covered
by the grants management common rule. The attachments to Circular A-102
were replaced by the grants management common rule.
OMB maintains a chart which includes the locations of Federal
agency codifications of the grants management common rule. It is important
for a grantee to review the regulations of their Federal awarding agency. Therefore,
the generic text of the common rule is not provided on this site. Please
refer to the chart above to locate the codified common rule for a particular
Federal agency.
If you as a applicant or grantee are asked to comply with attachments to
Circular A-102, please consult with the grantmaking agency regarding the
requirements and inform them that their documentation needs to be updated.
Where are the Attachments to A-110?
Prior to 1993, Circular A-110 contained attachments for each of the administrative
requirements it covered. In 1993, Circular A-110 was revised to locate all
the administrative requirements into the text of the main document. There
are no longer any attachments to Circular A-110. Please return to the
Grants Management Home Page to download the text of Circular A-110.
If you as a applicant or grantee are asked to comply with attachments to
Circular A-110, please consult with the grantmaking agency regarding the
requirements and inform them that their documentation needs to be updated.
How are cognizant agencies determined for indirect costs?
Where is the updated OMB list?
To simplify relations between Federal grantees and awarding agencies, OMB
established the cognizant agency concept, under which a single agency represents
all others in dealing with grantees in common areas. In this case, the
cognizant agency reviews and approves grantees' indirect cost rates. Approved
rates must be accepted by other agencies, unless specific program regulations
restrict the recovery of indirect costs.
OMB published a list of cognizant agency assignments for some State
agencies, cities and counties on January 6, 1986 (51 FR 552). The cognizant
agency for governmental units not on that list is the one that provides the
most grant funds to the entity. The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) is the cognizant agency for all States and most cities.
The cognizant agency for non-profit organizations is determined by calculating
which Federal agency provides the most grant funding. The Department of the
Interior is the cognizant agency for all Indian tribal governments. For
hospitals, HHS serves as the main cognizant agency.
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