2 CFR § 25.100 - Purpose of this part.

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title: "2 CFR § 25.100 - Purpose of this part."
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title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
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section_name: "Purpose of this part."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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part_name: "UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER AND SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT"
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# 25.100 Purpose of this part.

This part provides guidance to Federal agencies that:

(a) The unique entity identifier (UEI) is the universal identifier for Federal financial assistance applicants, as well as recipients and their direct subrecipients (first-tier subrecipients), and;

(b) The System for Award Management (*SAM.gov*) is the repository for standard information about applicants and recipients.