---
kind: "unit"
title: "32"
title_heading: "National Defense"
key: "subtA/chI/subchC/part21/subpartD"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart D"
heading: "Authorities and Responsibilities for Making and Administering Assistance Awards"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/subtA-chI-subchC-part21-subpartD"
sections_count: 14
---

# Subpart D — Authorities and Responsibilities for Making and Administering Assistance Awards

Title 32 C.F.R. — National Defense › Subtitle A — Department of Defense › Chapter I — Office of the Secretary of Defense › Subchapter C — DoD GRANT AND AGREEMENT REGULATIONS › Part 21 — DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS—GENERAL MATTERS

## Sections

- [§21.400. To what instruments does this subpart apply?](/cfr/32/21.400.md)
- [§21.405. What is the purpose of this subpart?](/cfr/32/21.405.md)
- [§21.410. Must a DoD Component have statutory authority to make an assistance award?](/cfr/32/21.410.md)
- [§21.415. Must the statutory authority specifically mention the use of grants or other assistance instruments?](/cfr/32/21.415.md)
- [§21.420. Under what types of statutory authorities do DoD Components award assistance instruments?](/cfr/32/21.420.md)
- [§21.425. How does a DoD Component's authority flow to awarding and administering activities?](/cfr/32/21.425.md)
- [§21.430. What are the responsibilities of the head of the awarding or administering activity?](/cfr/32/21.430.md)
- [§21.435. Must DoD Components formally select and appoint grants officers and agreements officers?](/cfr/32/21.435.md)
- [§21.440. What are the standards for selecting and appointing grants officers and agreements officers?](/cfr/32/21.440.md)
- [§21.445. What are the requirements for a grants officer's or agreements officer's statement of appointment?](/cfr/32/21.445.md)
- [§21.450. What are the requirements for a termination of a grants officer's or agreements officer's appointment?](/cfr/32/21.450.md)
- [§21.455. Who can sign, administer, or terminate assistance instruments?](/cfr/32/21.455.md)
- [§21.460. What is the extent of grants officers' and agreements officers' authority?](/cfr/32/21.460.md)
- [§21.465. What are grants officers' and agreements officers' responsibilities?](/cfr/32/21.465.md)