Common use of Grant Award Clause in Contracts

Grant Award. a. This award is a Grant. A Grant is a legal instrument for transferring money, property or services to the recipient in order to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation where there will be no substantial involvement between the State agency and the recipient during performance as defined in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, 31 U.S.C. 6304. This act distinguishes federal assistance relationships or Grant and cooperative agreements from procurement relationships or procurement contracts. Unlike a procurement contract, which is a legal instrument for acquiring supplies or services for the direct benefit of or use by the State Government, a grant, like a cooperative agreement, has, as its main purpose, support or stimulation. There are two main types of grants, categorical grants and block grants.

Grant Award. a. This award is a Grant. A Grant is a legal instrument for transferring money, property or services to the recipient in order to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation where there will be no substantial involvement between the State agency and the recipient during performance as defined defmed in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, 31 U.S.C. 6304. This act distinguishes federal assistance relationships or Grant and cooperative agreements from procurement relationships or procurement contracts. Unlike a procurement contract, which is a legal instrument for acquiring supplies or services for the direct benefit of or use by the State Government, a grant, like a cooperative agreement, has, as its main purpose, support or stimulation. There are two main types of grants, categorical grants and block grants.