CFR > Title 2 - Grants and Agreements > SUBTITLE A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Grants and Agreements > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENTWIDE GUIDANCE FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS (parts 2 to 183) > SUBCHAPTER B—Pre-award responsibilities (parts 20 to 26) > PART 25—UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIER AND CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION > SUBPART C—Definitions (§25.300 to §25.360) > 25.305—Award.

25.305—Award.

(a) Award, for the purposes of this part, means an award of Federal financial assistance that a non-Federal entity described in § 25.110(a) receives or administers in the form of—
(1) A grant;
(2) A cooperative agreement (which does not include a cooperative research and development agreement pursuant to the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3710a ));
(3) A loan;
(4) A loan guarantee;
(5) A subsidy;
(6) Insurance;
(7) Food commodities;
(8) A direct appropriation;
(9) Assessed or voluntary contributions; or
(10) Any other financial assistance transaction that authorizes the non-Federal entity's expenditure of Federal funds.
(b) An Award does not include:
(1) Technical assistance, which provides services in lieu of money; and
(2) A transfer of title to Federally owned property provided in lieu of money, even if the award is called a grant.