Common use of Types of Assistance Instruments Clause in Contracts

Types of Assistance Instruments. Effective Date: 11/19/2020 Agreement Officers must structure assistance awards in the manner that best achieves programmatic results while complying with regulation and policy. The AO has flexibility in determining the type of award instrument in accordance with the methods for structuring assistance awards found in 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 700, and this ADS chapter, including: ● Renewal Awards; ● Simplified Grants; ● Fixed Amount Awards (see 2 CFR 200 for definition); and ● Leader with Associate Awards. During the Planning Phase, the Agreement Officer and the Activity Planner make a determination on the duration and type of instrument (see ADS 201, Program Cycle Operational Policy). The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), authorizes the Agency “… to make grants to make and perform agreements … in furtherance of the purposes and within the limitations of the Act.” The Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act requires that a type of grant agreement must not be used to acquire property or services for the direct use or the direct benefit of the United States Government. When the AO has determined that an award will be an assistance instrument, the AO must then determine whether it should be a grant or cooperative agreement (see 2 CFR 200 for the full definition of a cooperative agreement and a grant).

Types of Assistance Instruments. Effective Date: 11/19/2020 12/23/2019 Agreement Officers must structure assistance awards in the manner that best achieves programmatic results while complying with regulation and policy. The AO has flexibility in determining the type of award instrument in accordance with the methods for structuring assistance awards found in 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 700, and this ADS chapter, including: ● Renewal Awards; ● Simplified Grants; ● Fixed Amount Awards (see 2 CFR 200 for definition200.45); and ● Leader with Associate Awards. During the Planning Phase, the Agreement Officer and the Activity Planner make a determination on the duration and type of instrument (see ADS 201, Program Cycle Operational Policy). The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), authorizes the Agency “… to make grants to make and perform agreements … in furtherance of the purposes and within the limitations of the Act.” The Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act requires that a type of grant agreement must not be used to acquire property or services for the direct use or the direct benefit of the United States Government. When the AO has determined that an award will be an assistance instrument, the AO must then determine whether it should be a grant or cooperative agreement (see 2 CFR 200 200.24 and 2 CFR 200.51 for the full definition of a cooperative agreement and a grant, respectively).

Types of Assistance Instruments. ‌ Effective Date: 11/19/2020 12/23/2019 Agreement Officers must structure assistance awards in the manner that best achieves programmatic results while complying with regulation and policy. The AO has flexibility in determining the type of award instrument in accordance with the methods for structuring assistance awards found in 2 CFR 200, 2 CFR 700, and this ADS chapter, including: ● Renewal Awards; ● Simplified Grants; ● Fixed Amount Awards (see 2 CFR 200 for definition200.45); and ● Leader with Associate Awards. During the Planning Phase, the Agreement Officer and the Activity Planner make a determination on the duration and type of instrument (see ADS 201, Program Cycle Operational Policy). The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), authorizes the Agency “… to make grants to make and perform agreements … in furtherance of the purposes and within the limitations of the Act.” The Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements Act requires that a type of grant agreement must not be used to acquire property or services for the direct use or the direct benefit of the United States Government. When the AO has determined that an award will be an assistance instrument, the AO must then determine whether it should be a grant or cooperative agreement (see 2 CFR 200 200.24 and 2 CFR 200.51 for the full definition of a cooperative agreement and a grant, respectively).