Department of health and human services grants policy statement

§ 52i.13 Other HHS policies and regulations that apply.

Several other regulations and policies apply to grants under this part. These include, but are not limited to:

(a) 2 CFR part 376 - HHS Nonprocurement debarment and suspension.

(b) 42 CFR part 50, subpart D - Public Health Service grant appeals procedure.

(c) 42 CFR part 93 - Public Health Service policies on research misconduct.

(d) 45 CFR part 16 - Procedures of the Departmental Grant Appeals Board.

(e) 45 CFR part 46 - Protection of human subjects.

(f) 45 CFR part 74 - Uniform administrative requirements for awards and subawards to institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations; and certain grants and agreements with states, local governments, and Indian tribal governments.

(g) 45 CFR part 80 - Nondiscrimination under programs receiving federal assistance through the Department of Health and Human Services effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(h) 45 CFR part 81 - Practice and procedure for hearings under part 80 of this chapter.

(i) 2 CFR part 382 - Requirements for drug-free workplace (financial assistance).

(j) 45 CFR part 84 - Nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.

(k) 45 CFR part 86 - Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.

(l) 45 CFR part 91 - Nondiscrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance from HHS.

(m) 45 CFR part 92 - Uniform administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to State, local, and tribal governments.

(n) 45 CFR part 93 - New restrictions on lobbying.

(o) NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules at http://osp.od.nih.gov/sites/default/files/NIH_Guidelines_0.pdf. Further information may be obtained from the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities via email at or the OBA Web site at http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities.

(p) NIH Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html. Further information may be obtained from the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health via email at or the ORWH Web site at http://ORWH.od.nih.gov.

(q) NIH Grants Policy Statement (October 1, 2013). This version is located on the NIH Web site at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2013. [Note: this policy is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), Office of Extramural Research, NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, MSC 7974, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974 (telephone 301-435-0938 or toll-free 800-518-4726), to obtain references to the current version and any amendments. Information may be obtained also by contacting the OPERA Division of Grants Policy via email at . Previous versions of the NIH Grants Policy Statement are archived at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm.]

(r) Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH (Revised August 2002). [Note: this policy is subject to change, and interested persons should contact the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH, Rockledge 1, Suite 360, MSC 7982, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7982 (telephone 301-594-2382, not a toll-free number), to obtain references to the current version and any amendments. Information may be obtained also via the OLAW Web site at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm.]

Laws and Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) library from the Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys).
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  • e-CFR   - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. This site is maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office. It is updated daily, compiled from CFR material and Federal Register amendments.
• CFR Title 45 Part 75 [PDF - 700 KB] - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards.  
  • CFR Title 45 Part 75 Subpart E [PDF - 301 KB] - Uniform Administrative Requirements for HHS Awards, "Cost Principles".  
  • CFR Title 45 Part 75 Subpart F [PDF - 234 KB] - Uniform Administrative Requirements for HHS Awards, "Audit Requirements".  
• CFR Title 2 Part 200 [PDF - 662 KB] - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.  
• Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School collection of Internet legal publications, including a CFR Library.  
• Federal Register - Regulations and legal notices issued by Federal agencies.  
• Library of Congress - Legislative information from the Library of Congress.  
• FedLaw - GSA compilation of legal resources on the Internet.  
• PHS Act (25 USC) - Indian Law  

OMB Circulars

• OMB Home Page - The Office of Management and Budget provides Bulletins, Circulars, Memoranda, Privace Guidance, Reports and other important guidance information.  
• OMB Circulars - Listing of OMB Circulars.  
• Circular A-87 - Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments
  • Original Circular [PDF - 216 KB]
  • Relocated to 2 CFR, Part 225 [PDF - 362 KB]  
• Circular A-102 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments. [PDF - 43 KB]  
• Circular A-110 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Other Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations
  • Original [PDF - 266 KB]
  • Relocated to 2 CFR, Part 215 [PDF - 243 KB]  
• Circular A-133 [PDF - 173 KB] - Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.  

HHS Grants Policy

• Grants Policy Memo outlining changes to the Grants Policy Statement [PDF - 21 KB]
• HHS Grants Policy Statement [PDF - 1.32 MB]  

Indian Health Circulars - Grants

• IHS Grants Carryover Policy
• IHS Assistance Award Funding Levels
• IHS Grant Programs Incentives Policy - draft [PDF - 24 KB]