Working cooperatively with the grantmaking agencies and the grantee community, OMB leads development of governmentwide policy to assure that grants are managed properly and that Federal dollars are spent in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

OMB does not award grants. To find the information necessary to apply for a Federal grant, consult the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The CFDA provides a short summary of each grant program, including contact numbers for obtaining the forms you will need to apply.

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Intergovernmental Review (SPOC list) | Grant Reform

• Cost Principles
  
  • How are cognizant agencies determined for indirect costs?
  • Where is the updated OMB list?
  
  A-21, Educational Institutions (8/8/00)
  A-87, State and Local Governments (5/4/95, amended 8/29/97)
  A-122, Non-Profit Organizations (5/19/98)

• Administrative Requirements
  A-102, State and Local Governments (10/7/94, amended 8/29/97)
  • Where is the A-102 Common Rule?
  • Where are the Attachments to A-102?
  • Where have Agencies Codified the A-102 Common Rule?
  A-110, Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (11/19/93, amended 9/30/99)
  • Where are the Attachments to A-110?
  • Where have Agencies Codified A-110?

• Audit Requirements
  A-133, States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (6/24/97)
  • March 2000 Compliance Supplement
  • April 1999 Compliance Supplement
  • Access the Federal Audit Clearinghouse

These standard forms can be downloaded in PDF by clicking below. If you don't have the free reader software, click here.

• SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance
• SF-424A, Budget Information - Nonconstruction Programs
• SF-424B, Assurances - Nonconstruction Programs
• SF-424C, Budget Information - Construction Programs
• SF-424D, Assurances - Construction Programs
• SF-269, Financial Status Report (Long Form)
• SF-269A, Financial Status Report (Short Form)
• SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement
• SF-271, Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs
• SF-272, Federal Cash Transactions Report
• SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report
• SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities -- as codified in 1989
• SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities -- as revised in 1996
• SF-SAC, Data Collection Form for Single Audits
• For OMB Circular A-21 Reporting:
  
  • CASB's Disclosure Statement (DS-2)
  • Facilities and Administrative Rate Proposals

• M-01-06, Clarification of OMB A-21 Treatment of Voluntary Uncommitted Cost Sharing and Tuition Remission Costs (January 5, 2001) HTML or PDF (13k)
• Impact of Y2K on Audits of Federal Awards (August 30, 1999)
• Final Revision to OMB Circular A-110 (September 30, 1999)
• Final Revision to OMB Circular A-21  (33k) (August 8, 2000)

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Information on obtaining Federal grants
• GrantsNet - General grant resources and information
• CFO Council Grants Management Committee - Emerging grant policy
• Interagency Electronic Grants Committee - Electronic processing information
• Federal Demonstration Partnership - Reserach grant information
• Federal Assistance Awards Data System - Statistical information
• Federal Audit Clearinghouse - Results of Grantee Audits