5 CFR § 1315.15 - Grant recipients.

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title: "5 CFR § 1315.15 - Grant recipients."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1315.15"
section_name: "Grant recipients."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET"
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subchapter_name: "OMB DIRECTIVES"
part_number: "1315"
part_name: "PROMPT PAYMENT"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. chapter 39; Section 1010 of Public Law 106-398, 114 Stat. 1654; Section 1007 of Public Law 107-107, 115 Stat. 1012."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 52586, Sept. 29, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1315.15 Grant recipients.

Recipients of Federal assistance may pay interest penalties if so specified in their contracts with contractors. However, obligations to pay such interest penalties will not be obligations of the United States. Federal funds may not be used for this purpose, nor may interest penalties be used to meet matching requirements of federally assisted programs.