2 CFR § 3001.605 - Award.

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title: "2 CFR § 3001.605 - Award."
title_number: 2
title_name: "Federal Financial Assistance"
section_number: "3001.605"
section_name: "Award."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
part_number: "3001"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE)"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 701-707; OMB Guidance for Drug-Free Workplace Requirements, codified at 2 CFR part 182."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 10207, Feb. 24, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3001.605 Award.

*Award* means an award of financial assistance by a Federal agency directly to a recipient.

(a) The term award includes:

(1) A Federal grant, cooperative agreement or reimbursable agreement, in the form of money or property in lieu of money.

(2) A block grant or a grant in an entitlement program, whether or not the grant is exempted from coverage under 2 CFR part 182 and specifies uniform administrative requirements.

(b) The term “award” does not include:

(1) Technical assistance that provides services instead of money.

(2) Loans.

(3) Loan guarantees.

(4) Interest subsidies.

(5) Insurance.

(6) Direct appropriations.

(7) Veterans' benefits to individuals (*i.e.*, any benefit to veterans, their families, or survivors by virtue of the service of a veteran in the Armed Forces of the United States).

(8) Other Transactional Authority Award.