32 CFR § 37.1230 - Assistance.

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title: "32 CFR § 37.1230 - Assistance."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "37.1230"
section_name: "Assistance."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "37"
part_name: "TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 37.1230 Assistance.

The transfer of a thing of value to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States (*see* 31 U.S.C. 6101(3)). Grants, cooperative agreements, and technology investment agreements are examples of legal instruments used to provide assistance.