[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR63.1]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 63--GRANT PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 63.1  Purpose and scope.


    (a) Applicability. Except to the extent inconsistent with an 
applicable Federal statute the regulations in this part apply to all 
grant awards of Federal assistance made by the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation or his designee, hereinafter referred to in this 
part as the Assistant Secretary. Such grants include those under section 
232 of the Community Services Act (42 U.S.C. 2835), section 1110 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1310), section 392A of the Communications 
Act of 1934, and such other authority as may be delegated to the 
Assistant Secretary for policy research activities.
    (b) Exceptions to applicability. The award and administration of 
contracts and cooperative agreements by the Assistant Secretary shall 
not be covered by this subchapter. Contracts entered into by the 
Assistant Secretary shall be subject to the regulations in 41 CFR 
Chapters 1 and 3. Generally, the Assistant Secretary will select between 
grant and contract procedures and instruments, both with regard to the 
solicitation process and with respect to unsolicited proposals, on the 
basis of criteria set forth in the proposed revision of 41 CFR 3-1.53 
published at 39 FR 27469 at any subsequent revision thereof.
    (c) Objectives--(1) Policy Research. The overall objective of policy 
research activities is to obtain information, as it relates to the 
mission of the Department of Health and Human Services, about the basic 
causes of and methods for preventing and eliminating poverty and 
dependency and about improved methods for delivering human resources 
services. Such information is obtained through the conduct of basic and 
applied research, statistical analyses, and demonstrations and 
evaluations which have demonstrated a high probability of impacting on 
the formulation or modification of major Departmental policies and 
programs.
    (2) Telecommunications Demonstrations. The overall objective of the 
Telecommunications Demonstration Program is to promote the development 
of nonbroadcast telecommunications facilities and services for the 
transmission, distribution, and delivery of health, education, and 
social service information.

[40 FR 23295, May 29, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 36149, July 13, 1977]