[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78390-78391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30297]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. 141217999-4999-01]
RIN 0690-XC003


Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice replaces the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) 
Pre-Award Notification Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements most recently published in the Federal Register on December 
17, 2012 (77 FR 74634). This announcement constitutes notice of a 
recompilation of the Department of Commerce pre-award requirements for 
grants and cooperative agreements, including all amendments and 
revisions to date.

DATES: This notice is effective on December 26, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Geisen, Department of Commerce 
Office of Acquisition Management, Telephone Number: (202) 482-0602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOC is authorized to award grants and 
cooperative agreements under a wide range of programs that support 
economic development, international trade, minority businesses, 
standards and technology, oceanic/atmospheric services, and 
telecommunications and information. It is the policy of the DOC to seek 
full and open competition for awards of discretionary financial 
assistance funds whenever possible. Moreover, in general DOC financial 
assistance must be awarded through a merit-based review and selection 
process. Notices announcing the availability of Federal funds for new 
awards for each DOC competitive financial assistance program will be 
posted on www.grants.gov by the sponsoring operating unit in the 
uniform format for an announcement of Notice of Funding Opportunity 
(NOFA) published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Note 
that the DOC may use the term ``Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)'' 
interchangeably with NOFA. In limited circumstances (e.g., when 
required by statute), the DOC will also publish notices in the Federal 
Register announcing the availability of Federal funds for new awards.
    In accordance with the Federal Register notice published on 
December 19, 2014 (79 FR 75871) and the regulation at 2 CFR 1327.101, 
the DOC adopted the OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards set forth in 2 
CFR part 200 (OMB Uniform Guidance) for DOC Federal financial 
assistance awards (i.e., grants and cooperative agreements). The DOC is 
updating its policies and administrative requirements applicable to its 
assistance programs to reflect the requirements of the OMB Uniform 
Guidance.
    This announcement provides notice to applicants and other 
interested parties that various laws, regulations, administrative 
requirements, and Federal and DOC policies procedures apply to all DOC-
sponsored assistance programs. A compilation of these requirements may 
be found on the DOC Web site at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oam/grants_management/policy/default.htm. Please note that as these 
requirements change, the DOC Web site will be updated, but there may be 
a time lag between when a requirement is effective and when it is 
posted at the previously referenced Web site. All requirements 
applicable to Federal awards will be clearly identified in the terms 
and conditions of the Federal award.

    Dated: December 22, 2014.
John Geisen,
Grants Management Division, Office of Acquisition Management, 
Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2014-30297 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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