DOI Financial Assistance Policies and Guidance

DOI Grants and Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions

View the latest DOI standard terms and conditions. Recipients and subrecipients of DOI grant and cooperative agreement awards must comply with the applicable terms and conditions incorporated into their Notice of Award.

Federal Regulations

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a collection of general and permanent rules created by the executive agencies and departments of the Federal government. Federal regulations are the enforceable rules behind the acts that are passed into law by Congress. DOI has adopted the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards to Non-Federal Entities guidance, which is commonly known as the Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG) (2 CFR 200). The UGG provides a government-wide framework for grants management that reduces administrative burden for non-federal entities receiving federal awards while reducing the risk of waste, fraud and abuse. 
 

Financial Assistance Interior Regulation (FAIR)

The FAIR, 2 CFR 1402, is effective as of October 29, 2019. It supplements the UGG, and supports the Department's goal of improving its financial assistance program, consolidate the Department's financial assistance regulations and policies derived from the OMB Uniform Guidance, and streamline the implementation of OMB's Uniform Guidance and DOI financial assistance policy.
 

National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-33) Implementation Guidance, Disclosure Requirements and Standardization

NSPM- 33 requires federal research agencies to strengthen and standardize disclosure requirements for federally funded grant and cooperative agreement awards. Per the NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance, disclosure requirements and forms/formats should be standardized across agencies to the greatest extent possible. The objective of disclosure requirements is to “ provide clarity regarding disclosure requirements (e.g. who discloses what, relevant limitations and exclusions), disclosure process (e.g. updates, corrections, certifications, and provision of supporting documentation) and expected degree of cross-agency uniformity.”

Common Disclosure Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

• Biographical Sketch Common Forms
• Current and Pending (Other) Common Forms
• Definitions
• DOI NSPM-33 Disclosure Requirements

Disclosure Requirements

The following table, NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Pre-Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support, identifies information regarding pre-and post- award disclosures.