---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1627.2"
title: "45"
number: "1627.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1627.2"
---

# §1627.2. Definitions.

- (a) **Private attorney—** has the meaning given that term in [45 CFR 1614.3(i)](/cfr/45/1614.3.md?p=i).
- (b) Procurement contract means an agreement between a recipient and a third party under which the recipient purchases property or services that does not qualify as a subgrant as defined in [paragraph (e)(1)](#e-1) of this section.
- (c) Property means real estate or personal property.
- (d) **Recipient—** as used in this part means any recipient as defined in section 1002(6) of the Act and any grantee or contractor receiving funds from LSC under [section 1006(a)(1)(B)](/cfr/45/1006.md?p=a-1-B) of the Act.
- (e) **Subgrant.**
  - (1) Subgrant means an award of LSC funds or property or services purchased in whole or in part with LSC funds from a recipient to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to carry out part of the recipient's legal assistance activities. A subgrant has the characteristics set forth in [§ 1627.3(b)](/cfr/45/1627.3.md?p=b).
  - (2) **Subgrant—** includes fee-for-service arrangements, such as those provided by a private law firm or attorney representing a recipient's clients on a contract or judicare basis, only when the cost of such arrangements exceed $60,000.
- (f) Subrecipient means any entity receiving a subgrant. A single entity may be a subrecipient with respect to some activities it conducts for a recipient while not being a subrecipient with respect to other activities it conducts for a recipient.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2996g(e).

### Source

Source: 82 FR 10283, Feb. 10, 2017, unless otherwise noted.