50 CFR § 86.34 - What if a partner is not willing or able to follow through on a match commitment?

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title: "50 CFR § 86.34 - What if a partner is not willing or able to follow through on a match commitment?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "86.34"
section_name: "What if a partner is not willing or able to follow through on a match commitment?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE—WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "86"
part_name: "BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 777c, g, and g-1."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 26161, May 6, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 86.34 What if a partner is not willing or able to follow through on a match commitment?

(a) You are responsible for all activity and funding commitments in the grant application. If you discover that a partner is not willing or able to meet a grant commitment, you must notify us that you will either:

(1) Replace the original partner with another partner who will deliver the action or the funds to fulfill the commitment as stated in the grant application; or

(2) Give either cash or an in-kind contribution(s) that at least equals the value and achieves the same objective as the partner's original commitment of cash or in-kind contribution.

(b) If a partner is not willing or able to meet a match commitment and you do not have enough money to complete the BIG-funded facility as proposed, you must follow the requirements at §§ 86.44 and 86.100.