[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3015.1]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                         CHAPTER XXX--OFFICE OF
                      THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,
                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3015_UNIFORM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 3015.1  Purpose and scope of this part.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
3015.1 Purpose and scope of this part.
3015.2 Applicability.
3015.3 Conflicting policies and deviations.
3015.4 Special restrictive terms.

                       Subpart B_Cash Depositories

3015.10 Physical segregation and eligibility.
3015.11 Separate bank accounts.
3015.12 Moneys advanced to recipients.
3015.13 Minority and women-owned banks.

                     Subpart C_Bonding and Insurance

3015.15 General.
3015.16 Construction and facility improvement.
3015.17 Fidelity bonds.
3015.18 Source of bonds.

           Subpart D_Record Retention and Access Requirements

3015.20 Applicability.
3015.21 Retention period.
3015.22 Starting date of retention period.
3015.23 Microfilm.
3015.24 Access to records.
3015.25 Restrictions to public access.

        Subpart E_Waiver of ``Single'' State Agency Requirements

3015.30 Waiver of ``single'' State agency requirements.

                     Subpart F_Grant Related Income

3015.40 Scope.
3015.41 General program income.
3015.42 Proceeds from sale of real property and from sale of equipment 
          and supplies acquired for use.
3015.43 Royalties and other income earned from a copyrighted work.
3015.44 Royalties or equivalent income earned from patents or from 
          inventions.
3015.45 Other program income.
3015.46 Interest earned on advances of grant funds.

                   Subpart G_Cost-Sharing or Matching

3015.50 Scope.
3015.51 Acceptable contributions and costs.
3015.52 Qualifications and exceptions.
3015.53 Valuation of donated services.
3015.54 Valuation of donated supplies and loaned equipment or space.
3015.55 Valuation of donated equipment, buildings, and land.
3015.56 Appraisal of real property.

          Subpart H_Standards for Financial Management Systems

3015.60 Scope.
3015.61 Financial management standards.

Subpart I [Reserved]

               Subpart J_Financial Reporting Requirements

3015.80 Scope and applicability.
3015.81 General.
3015.82 Financial status report.
3015.83 Federal cash transactions report.
3015.84 Request for advance or reimbursement.
3015.85 Outlay report and request for reimbursement for construction 
          programs.

         Subpart K_Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance

3015.90 Scope.
3015.91 Monitoring by recipients.
3015.92 Performance reports.
3015.93 Significant developments.
3015.94 Site visits.
3015.95 Waivers, extensions and enforcement actions.

                     Subpart L_Payment Requirements

3015.100 Scope.
3015.101 General.
3015.102 Payment methods.
3015.103 Withholding payments.
3015.104 Requesting advances or reimbursements.
3015.105 Payments to subrecipients.

           Subpart M_Programmatic Changes and Budget Revisions

3015.110 Scope and applicability.
3015.111 Cost principles.
3015.112 Approval procedures.
3015.113 Programmatic changes.
3015.114 Budgets--general.
3015.115 Budget revisions.
3015.116 Construction and nonconstruction work under the same grant, 
          subgrant, or cooperative agreement.

    Subpart N_Grant and Subgrant Closeout, Suspension and Termination

3015.120 Closeout.
3015.121 Amounts payable to the Federal government.
3015.122 Violation of terms.
3015.123 Suspension.
3015.124 Termination.
3015.125 Applicability to subgrants.

Subparts O-P [Reserved]

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              Subpart Q_Application for Federal Assistance

3015.150 Scope and applicability.
3015.151 Authorized forms.
3015.152 Preapplication for Federal assistance.
3015.153 Notice of preapplication review action.
3015.154 Application for Federal assistance (nonconstruction programs).
3015.155 Application for Federal assistance (construction programs).
3015.156 Application for Federal assistance (short form).
3015.157 Authorized form for nongovernmental organizations.
3015.158 Competition in the awarding of discretionary grants and 
          cooperative agreements.

                           Subpart R_Property

3015.160 Scope and applicability.
3015.161 Additional requirements.
3015.162 Title to real property, equipment and supplies.
3015.163 Real property.
3015.164 Statutory exemptions for equipment and supplies.
3015.165 Rights to require transfer of equipment.
3015.166 Use of equipment.
3015.167 Replacement of equipment.
3015.168 Disposal of equipment.
3015.169 Equipment management requirements.
3015.170 Damage, loss, or theft of equipment.
3015.171 Unused supplies.
3015.172 Federal share of real property, equipment, and supplies.
3015.173 Using or returning the Federal share.
3015.174 Subrecipient's share.
3015.175 Intangible personal property.

                          Subpart S_Procurement

3015.180 Scope and applicability.
3015.181 Standards of conduct.
3015.182 Open and free competition.
3015.183 Access to contractor records.
3015.184 Equal employment opportunity.

                        Subpart T_Cost Principles

3015.190 Scope.
3015.191 Governments.
3015.192 Institutions of higher education.
3015.193 Other non-profit organizations.
3015.194 For-profit organizations.
3015.195 Subgrants and cost-type contracts.
3015.196 Costs allowable with approval.

                         Subpart U_Miscellaneous

3015.200 Acknowledgement of support on publications and audiovisuals.
3015.201 Use of consultants.
3015.202 Limits on total payments to the recipient.
3015.203 [Reserved]
3015.204 Federal Register publications.
3015.205 General provisions for grants and cooperative agreements with 
          institutions of higher education, other nonprofit 
          organizations, and hospitals.

Subpart V_Intergovernmental Review of Department of Agriculture Programs 
                             and Activities

3015.300 Purpose.
3015.301 Definitions.
3015.302 Applicability.
3015.303 Secretary's general responsibilities.
3015.304 Federal interagency coordination.
3015.305 State selection of programs and activities.
3015.306 Communication with State and local elected officials.
3015.307 State comments on proposed Federal financial assistance and 
          direct Federal development.
3015.308 Processing comments.
3015.309 Accommodation of intergovernmental concerns.
3015.310 Interstate situations.
3015.311 Simplification, consolidation, or substitution of State plans.
3015.312 Waivers.

Appendix A to Part 3015--Definitions
Appendix B to Part 3015--OMB Circular A-128, ``Audits of State and Local 
          Governments''

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 901-903; 7 CFR 2.28, unless 
otherwise noted.

    Source: 46 FR 55639, Nov. 10, 1981, unless otherwise noted.



    (a)(1) This part specifies the set of principles for determining 
allowable costs under USDA grants and cooperative agreements to State 
and local governments, universities, non-profit and for-profit 
organizations as set forth in OMB Circulars A-87, A-21, A-122, and 48 
CFR 31.2, respectively. This part also contains the general provisions 
that apply to all grants and cooperative agreements made by USDA.
    (2) Additionally, this part establishes intergovernmental review 
provisions

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required by Executive Order 12372 for any programs listed in the Federal 
Register as covered, and policy on competition in awarding discretionary 
grants and cooperative agreements.
    (3) Rules for grants and cooperative agreements to State and local 
governments are found in part 3016 of this chapter.
    (4) Rules for grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of 
higher education, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations are 
found in part 3019 of this chapter.
    (b) These rules supersede and take precedence over any individual 
USDA agency regulations and directives dealing with the administration 
of grants and cooperative agreements to the extent such regulations and 
directives are inconsistent with this part, unless such inconsistency is 
based on a statutory provision or an exception has been obtained from 
OMB. (See Sec. 3015.3.) Definitions for the terms used in this part are 
set forth in Appendix A. Definitions for the implementation of standard 
audit requirements for State and local governments and Indian Tribal 
governments are contained in Subpart I--Audits.
    (c) The purpose of this part is to simplify, standardize, and 
improve the administration of USDA grants and cooperative agreements.
    (d) Responsibility for developing and interpreting the material for 
this part and in keeping it up-to-date is delegated to the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer.

[46 FR 55639, Nov. 10, 1981, as amended at 62 FR 45949, Aug. 29, 1997; 
65 FR 49479, Aug. 14, 2000]