---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 21.465"
title: "32"
number: "21.465"
heading: "What are grants officers' and agreements officers' responsibilities?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/21.465"
---

# §21.465. What are grants officers' and agreements officers' responsibilities?


Grants officers and agreements officers should be allowed wide latitude to exercise judgment in performing their responsibilities, which are to ensure that:

- (a) Individual awards are used effectively in the execution of DoD programs, and are made and administered in accordance with applicable laws, Executive orders, regulations, and DoD policies.
- (b) **Sufficient funds are available for obligation.**
- (c) **Recipients of awards receive impartial, fair, and equitable treatment.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 10 U.S.C. 113.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 47153, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.