32 CFR § 37.525 - What is my responsibility for determining the value and reasonableness of the recipient's cost sharing contribution?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s37.525"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 37.525 - What is my responsibility for determining the value and reasonableness of the recipient's cost sharing contribution?"
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "37.525"
section_name: "What is my responsibility for determining the value and reasonableness of the recipient's cost sharing contribution?"
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"
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 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "37"
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# 37.525 What is my responsibility for determining the value and reasonableness of the recipient's cost sharing contribution?
You must:
(a) Determine that the recipient's cost sharing contributions meet the criteria for cost sharing and determine values for them, in accordance with §§ 37.530 through 37.555. In doing so, you must:
(1) Ensure that there are affirmative statements from any third parties identified as sources of cash contributions.
(2) Include in the award file an evaluation that documents how you determined the values of the recipient's contributions to the funding of the project.
(b) Judge that the recipient's cost sharing contribution, as a percentage of the total budget, is reasonable. To the maximum extent practicable, the recipient must provide at least half of the costs of the project, in accordance with § 37.215.