Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars

OMB Circulars are instructions or information issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to federal agencies. They are expected to have a continuing effect of two years or more. A complete list of current OMB Circulars can be found on the White House Web site.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published two Federal Register Notices on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 (69 FR 26275 and 69 FR 26281). The Notices implement changes affecting the location of policy guidance for grants and other agreements.

In the first notice (view here), OMB established a single title in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (i.e., title 2 of the CFR) along with two subtitles (i.e., subtitles A and B). Subtitle A of title 2 is to house OMB's guidance to Federal agencies for grants and agreements. Subtitle B of title 2 will house agency regulations implementing the OMB guidance.

By way of the second notice (view here), OMB relocates the existing OMB Circular A-110 to title 2 in the CFR, subtitle A, chapter II, subchapter B, part 215.

The following OMB circulars are among the ones that apply to CSREES and its activities:

• Circular A-21: Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
• Circular A-110: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
• Circular A-122: Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations
• Circular A-133: Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations

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