32 CFR § 21.505 - What is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s21.505"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 21.505 - What is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)?"
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "21.505"
section_name: "What is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "21"
part_name: "DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS—GENERAL MATTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 47153, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "21"
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# 21.505 What is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)?
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a Governmentwide compilation of information about assistance programs. It covers all assistance programs and activities, regardless of the number of awards made under the program, the total dollar value of assistance provided, or the duration. In addition to programs using grants and agreements, covered programs include those providing assistance in other forms, such as payments in lieu of taxes or indirect assistance resulting from Federal operations.
[68 FR 47153, Aug. 7, 2003, as amended at 85 FR 51240, Aug. 19, 2020]