---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 86.71"
title: "50"
number: "86.71"
heading: "How much time do I have to complete the work funded by a BIG grant?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/86.71"
---

# §86.71. How much time do I have to complete the work funded by a BIG grant?

- (a) We must obligate a grant within 3 Federal fiscal years of the beginning of the Federal fiscal award year.
- (b) We will work with you to set a start date within the 3-year period of obligation. We assign a period of performance that is no longer than 3 years from the grant start date.
- (c) You must complete your project within the period of performance unless you ask for and receive a grant extension.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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