OMB, working cooperatively with Federal agencies and non-Federal parties, establishes governmentwide grants management policies and guidelines through circulars and common rules. These policies are adopted by each grantmaking agency and inserted into their Federal regulations.

To learn about specific Federal financial assistance programs, consult the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The CFDA provides contact numbers for obtaining further information (including the application process) on these programs.

Circulars | Forms | Current Documents | Links | Intergovernmental Review

• A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions (10/27/98)

A-87, Cost Principles for State and Local Governments (5/4/95, amended 8/29/97)
A-122, Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations (5/19/98)

• A-102, Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments (10/7/94, amended 8/29/97)
• Where is the Grants Management Common Rule?
• Agency codification of the Grants Management Common Rule
• Where are the Attachments to A-102?

A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations (11/19/93, amended 9/30/99)
• Where are the Attachments to A-110?
• Agency codification of A-110

• A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations (6/24/97)
• March 2000 Compliance Supplement
• April 1999 Compliance Supplement
• Access the Federal Audit Clearinghouse

These standard forms can be downloaded in PDF by clicking below. If you don't have the free reader software, click here.

• SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance
• SF-424A, Budget Information - Nonconstruction Programs
• SF-424B, Assurances - Nonconstruction Programs
• SF-424C, Budget Information - Construction Programs
• SF-424D, Assurances - Construction Programs
• SF-269, Financial Status Report (Long Form)
• SF-269A, Financial Status Report (Short Form)
• SF-270, Request for Advance or Reimbursement
• SF-271, Outlay Report and Request for Reimbursement for Construction Programs
• SF-272, Federal Cash Transactions Report
• SF-272A, Federal Cash Transactions Report
• SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities -- as codified in 1989
• SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities -- as revised in 1996
• SF-SAC, Data Collection Form for Reporting on A-133 Single Audits (Click here for a word processing version. For a paper copy, call (888) 222-9907.)

• Welfare-to-Work for Federal Grant Programs (May 16, 1997)
• Proposed Revision to OMB Circular A-110 (February 4, 1999)
• Clarifying Changes to Proposed Revision to OMB Circular A-110 (August 11, 1999)
• Proposed Information Collection, OMB Circular A-21  (375 K) (August 12, 1999)
• Impact of Y2K on Audits of Federal Awards (August 30, 1999)
• Final Revision to OMB Circular A-110 (September 30, 1999)
• Advance Notice of Proposed Revision to OMB Circular A-110 (May 1, 2000)

• HHS's GrantsNet
• Chief Financial Officer's Council Grants Management Committee
• Federal Demonstration Partnership
• Federal Assistance Awards Data System
• Federal Audit Clearinghouse
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Interagency Electronic Grants Committee