---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 22.405"
title: "32"
number: "22.405"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/22.405"
---

# §22.405. Policy.

- (a) **General.** Grants officers normally shall award grants or cooperative agreements only to qualified recipients that meet the standards in [§ 22.415](/cfr/32/22.415.md). This practice conforms with the Governmentwide policy to do business only with responsible persons, which is stated in OMB guidance at [2 CFR 180.125(a)](/cfr/2/180.125.md?p=a) and implemented by the Department of Defense in [2 CFR part 1125](/cfr/2/part1125.md).
- (b) **Exception.** In exceptional circumstances, grants officers may make awards to recipients that do not fully meet the standards in [§ 22.415](/cfr/32/22.415.md) and include special award conditions that are appropriate to the particular situation, in accordance with [32 CFR 34.4](/cfr/32/34.4.md) for awards to for-profit organizations or as described in OMB guidance at [2 CFR 200.207](/cfr/2/200.207.md) for awards to institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, States, local governments, and Indian tribes.

## Notes

### Amendments

[63 FR 12164, Mar. 12, 1998, as amended at 70 FR 49464, Aug. 23, 2005; 72 FR 34988, June 26, 2007; 85 FR 51242, Aug. 19, 2020]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 63 FR 12164, Mar. 12, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[63 FR 12164, Mar. 12, 1998, as amended at 70 FR 49464, Aug. 23, 2005; 72 FR 34988, June 26, 2007; 85 FR 51242, Aug. 19, 2020]