[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 32, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 32CFR21.425] [Page 66] 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 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.