---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 37.525"
title: "32"
number: "37.525"
heading: "What is my responsibility for determining the value and reasonableness of the recipient's cost sharing contribution?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/37.525"
---

# §37.525. What is my responsibility for determining the value and reasonableness of the recipient's cost sharing contribution?


You must:

- (a) Determine that the recipient's cost sharing contributions meet the criteria for cost sharing and determine values for them, in accordance with [§§ 37.530 through 37.555](/cfr/32/37.530..37.555.md). In doing so, you must:
  - (1) Ensure that there are affirmative statements from any third parties identified as sources of cash contributions.
  - (2) Include in the award file an evaluation that documents how you determined the values of the recipient's contributions to the funding of the project.
- (b) Judge that the recipient's cost sharing contribution, as a percentage of the total budget, is reasonable. To the maximum extent practicable, the recipient must provide at least half of the costs of the project, in accordance with [§ 37.215](/cfr/32/37.215.md).

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 68 FR 47160, Aug. 7, 2003, unless otherwise noted.