The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may grant exceptions for
classes of grants or recipients subject to the requirements of this part
when exceptions are not prohibited by statute. However, in the interest
of maximum grant-wide uniformity, exceptions from the requirements of
this part shall be permitted only in unusual circumstances. DOL may
apply more restrictive requirements to a class of recipients when
approved by OMB. DOL may apply less restrictive requirements when
awarding small awards, except for those requirements which are
statutory. Exceptions on a case-by-case basis may also be made by DOL.