---
kind: "unit"
title: "45"
title_heading: "Public Welfare"
key: "subtA/subchA/part16"
level: "part"
label: "Part 16"
heading: "Procedures of the Departmental Grant Appeals Board"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/subtA-subchA-part16"
sections_count: 23
---

# Part 16 — Procedures of the Departmental Grant Appeals Board

Title 45 C.F.R. — Public Welfare › Subtitle A — Department of Health and Human Services › Subchapter A — General Administration

## Sections

- [§16.1. What this part does.](/cfr/45/16.1.md)
- [§16.2. Definitions.](/cfr/45/16.2.md)
- [§16.3. When these procedures become available.](/cfr/45/16.3.md)
- [§16.4. Summary of procedures below.](/cfr/45/16.4.md)
- [§16.5. How the Board operates.](/cfr/45/16.5.md)
- [§16.6. Who represents the parties.](/cfr/45/16.6.md)
- [§16.7. The first steps in the appeal process: The notice of appeal and the Board's response.](/cfr/45/16.7.md)
- [§16.8. The next step in the appeal process: Preparation of an appeal file and written argument.](/cfr/45/16.8.md)
- [§16.9. How the Board will promote development of the record.](/cfr/45/16.9.md)
- [§16.10. Using a conference.](/cfr/45/16.10.md)
- [§16.11. Hearing.](/cfr/45/16.11.md)
- [§16.12. The expedited process.](/cfr/45/16.12.md)
- [§16.13. Powers and responsibilities.](/cfr/45/16.13.md)
- [§16.14. How Board review is limited.](/cfr/45/16.14.md)
- [§16.15. Failure to meet deadlines and other requirements.](/cfr/45/16.15.md)
- [§16.16. Parties to the appeal.](/cfr/45/16.16.md)
- [§16.17. Ex parte communications (communications outside the record).](/cfr/45/16.17.md)
- [§16.18. Mediation.](/cfr/45/16.18.md)
- [§16.19. How to calculate deadlines.](/cfr/45/16.19.md)
- [§16.20. How to submit material to the Board.](/cfr/45/16.20.md)
- [§16.21. Record and decisions.](/cfr/45/16.21.md)
- [§16.22. The effect of an appeal.](/cfr/45/16.22.md)
- [§16.23. How long an appeal takes.](/cfr/45/16.23.md)