---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 200.217"
title: "2"
number: "200.217"
heading: "Whistleblower protections."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/200.217"
---

# §200.217. Whistleblower protections.


An employee of a recipient or subrecipient must not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing to a person or body described in paragraph (a)(2) of [41 U.S.C. 4712](/usc/41/4712.md) information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a Federal contract or grant, a gross waste of Federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a Federal contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant. The recipient and subrecipient must inform their employees in writing of employee whistleblower rights and protections under [41 U.S.C. 4712](/usc/41/4712.md). See statutory requirements for whistleblower protections at 10 U.S.C. [4701](/usc/10/4701.md), [41](/usc/10/41.md) U.S.C. 4712, 41 U.S.C. [4304](/usc/41/4304.md), and [10](/usc/41/10.md) U.S.C. 4310.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6101-6106; 31 U.S.C. 6307; 31 U.S.C. 7501-7507.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30136, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.