The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

Language in the Civil Rights Act, which was enacted in 1964, also speaks to the illegal nature of discrimination based upon color, race or national origin for programs garnering financial funds. In essence, housing development complexes or single-property rental agents can't discriminate against potential or current renters based upon the above criteria.

Means, depending on the context, either:

Means a group of Federal awards either awarded under a specific program or group of programs or to a specific type of non-Federal entity or group of non-Federal entities to which specific provisions or exceptions may apply.

The Clean Vessel Act was passed in 1992. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to States to pay for the construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pump-out stations and waste reception facilities. It is a nationally competitive grant program funded by the Sport Fish Restoration Act.

The process by which the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity determines that all applicable administrative actions and all required work of the Federal award have been completed and takes actions as described in § 200.344.

Means a grouping of closely related programs that share common compliance requirements. The types of clusters of programs are research and development (R&D), student financial aid (SFA), and other clusters. “Other clusters” are as defined by OMB in the compliance supplement or as designated by a State for Federal awards the State provides to its subrecipients that meet the definition of a cluster of programs. When designating an “other cluster,” a State must identify the Federal awards included in the cluster and advise the subrecipients of compliance requirements applicable to the cluster, consistent with § 200.332(a). A cluster of programs must be considered as one program for determining major programs, as described in § 200.518, and, with the exception of R&D as described in § 200.501(c), whether a program-specific audit may be elected.

Cash Management Improvement Act - rules and procedures prescribed in the Uniform Guidance §200.305 – Payment for the transfer of funds between the Federal Government and its recipients for Federal grants and other programs.

The agency designated as an oversight agency for the single audits as provided in OMB Circular A-133. This is usually the agency that provides the predominant amount of direct funding to a recipient unless OMB makes a specific cognizant agency for audit assignment.

The Federal agency designated to carry out the responsibilities described in §200.513(a). The cognizant agency for audit is not necessarily the same as the cognizant agency for indirect costs. A list of cognizant agencies for audit can be found on the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) website.