[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 32CFR21.425]



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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 21_DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS_GENERAL MATTERS--Table of Contents

 

Subpart D_Authorities and Responsibilities for Making and Administering 

                            Assistance Awards

 

Sec.  21.425  How does a DoD Component's authority flow to awarding and 

administering activities?



    The Head of a DoD Component, or his or her designee, may delegate to 

the heads of contracting activities (HCAs) within the Component, that 

Component's authority to make and administer awards, to appoint grants 

officers and agreements officers (see Sec. Sec.  21.435 through 21.450), 

and to broadly manage the DoD Component's functions related to 

assistance instruments. The HCA is



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the same official (or officials) designated as the head of the 

contracting activity for procurement contracts, as defined at 48 CFR 

2.101. The intent is that overall management responsibilities for a DoD 

Component's functions related to nonprocurement instruments be assigned 

only to officials that have similar responsibilities for procurement 

contracts.