45 CFR § 1303.31 - Determining and establishing delegate agencies.

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title: "45 CFR § 1303.31 - Determining and establishing delegate agencies."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1303.31"
section_name: "Determining and establishing delegate agencies."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM"
part_number: "1303"
part_name: "FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 9801"
regulatory_source: "81 FR 61412, Sept. 6, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1303.31 Determining and establishing delegate agencies.

(a) If a grant recipient enters into an agreement with another entity to serve children, the grant recipient must determine whether the agreement meets the definition of “delegate agency” in section 637(3) of the Act.

(b) A grant recipient must not award a delegate agency federal financial assistance unless there is a written agreement and the responsible HHS official approves the agreement before the grant recipient delegates program operations.