Grant agreement means a legal instrument of financial assistance between a Federal awarding agency or pass- through entity and a non-Federal entity that, consistent with 31 U.S.C. 6302, 6304:

(1)   Is used to enter into a relationship the principal purpose of which is to transfer anything of value to carry out a public purpose authorized by a law of the United States (see 31 U.S.C. 6101(3)); and not to acquire property or services for the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity's direct benefit or use;

(2)   Is distinguished from a cooperative agreement in that it does not provide for substantial involvement of the Federal awarding agency in carrying out the activity contemplated by the Federal award.

(3)   Does not include an agreement that provides only:

Life cycle of a grant, which can be broken into three stages: pre-award, award, and post award.

A financial assistance management software platform that enables Federal agencies to manage grants and cooperative agreements through the entire award life cycle including pre-award, award, post-award, and closeout.

The primary federal grantor or contact(s) for a grant award. 

The grantee or grant recipient is any state, local, or municipal government receiving grant funds, as well as any commercial organization or non-profit organization that receives grant funds. 

Provide for use of land owned by another without creating a property right, title, interest, or estate.

Recipients may use award funds to acquire grazing permits directly from Federal, State or local land management agencies.

A group is a collection of users assigned to a specific agency or regional office. By default, TRACS has top‐ level groups that correspond to state and federal agencies.