---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 86.34"
title: "50"
number: "86.34"
heading: "What if a partner is not willing or able to follow through on a match commitment?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/86.34"
---

# §86.34. What if a partner is not willing or able to follow through on a match commitment?

- (a) **You are responsible for all activity and funding commitments in the grant application.** If you discover that a partner is not willing or able to meet a grant commitment, you must notify us that you will either:
  - (1) Replace the original partner with another partner who will deliver the action or the funds to fulfill the commitment as stated in the grant application; or
  - (2) Give either cash or an in-kind contribution(s) that at least equals the value and achieves the same objective as the partner's original commitment of cash or in-kind contribution.
- (b) If a partner is not willing or able to meet a match commitment and you do not have enough money to complete the BIG-funded facility as proposed, you must follow the requirements at §§ [86.44](/cfr/50/86.44.md) and [86.100](/cfr/50/86.100.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 777c, g, and g-1.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 26161, May 6, 2015, unless otherwise noted.