UniversityProposalNumber:

OBJECTIVE:Generally,thedeterminationoftherelationshipwithanentityisverifiedthroughtheinstitutionalreviewoftheproposalnarrative,budgetjustification,andotherrelatedproposaldocuments,aswellasthroughdiscussionswithkeypersonnelpriortoproposalsubmission.Whentherelationshipremainsunclear,thisformmayprovideassistanceinmakinganaccuratedetermination.

Subrecipient:

Contractor:

INSTRUCTIONS:Completesectionsoneandtwoofthechecklistbymarkingallcharacteristicsthatapplytotheoutsideentity.ThesectionwiththegreatestnumberofmarkedcharacteristicsindicatesthelikelytypeofrelationshiptheentitywillhavewiththeUniversity.Onoccasiontheremaybeexceptionstothetypeofrelationshipindicatedbythecompletedchecklist.Inthesesituations,thesubstanceoftherelationshipshouldbegivengreaterconsiderationthantheformofagreementbetweentheUniversityandtheoutsideentity.Section3shouldbeusedtoprovidedocumentationontheuseofjudgmentindeterminingtheproperrelationshipclassification.

NAMEOFOUTSIDEENTITY:

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4.authorizingstatute,asopposedtoprovidinggoodsorservicesforthebenefitofthepass‐throughentity.

EntitiesthatincludethesecharacteristicsareresponsibleforadherencetoapplicableFederalprogramrequirementsspecifiedintheFederalaward.

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EntitiesthatincludethesecharacteristicsarenotsubjecttocompliancerequirementsoftheFederalprogramasaresultoftheagreement,thoughsimilarrequirementsmayapplyforotherreasons.

FINALDETERMINATION:SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACTOR

OPTIONAL‐SECTION3‐USEOFJUDGMENT (useonlywhenthedeterminationcannotclearlybemadeusingtheabovecriteria)

ExplanationofUseofJudgmentDetermination:

Prepared By: Date:

Providesthegoodsandserviceswithinnormalbusinessoperations;

PrincipalInvestigator:

§200.93Subrecipientmeansanon‐Federalentitythatreceivesasubawardfromapass‐throughentitytocarryoutpartofaFederalprogram;butdoesnotincludeanindividualthatisabeneficiaryofsuchprogram.AsubrecipientmayalsobearecipientofotherFederalawardsdirectlyfromaFederalawarding

§200.23Contractormeansanentitythatreceivesacontractasdefinedin§200.22Contract.§200.22Contractmeansalegalinstrumentbywhichanon‐FederalentitypurchasespropertyorservicesneededtocarryouttheprojectorprogramunderaFederalaward.

DEFINITIONSFROMUNIFORMGUIDANCE(2CFR,PART200):

ChecklisttoDetermineSubrecipientorContractorClassification

Description :Indeterminingwhetheranagreementbetweenapass‐throughentityandanothernon‐Federalentitycaststhelatterasasubrecipientoracontractor,thesubstanceoftherelationshipismoreimportantthantheformoftheagreement.Allofthecharacteristicslistedabovemaynotbepresentinallcases,andthepass‐throughentitymustusejudgmentinclassifyingeachagreementasasubawardoraprocurementcontract.

Providessimilargoodsorservicestomanydifferentpurchasers;

Normallyoperatesinacompetitiveenvironment;

ProvidesgoodsorservicesthatareancillarytotheoperationoftheFederalprogram.

Inaccordancewithitsagreement,usestheFederalfundstocarryoutaprogramforapublicpurposespecifiedin

Description :AsubawardisforthepurposeofcarryingoutaportionofaFederalawardandcreatesaFederalassistancerelationshipwiththesubrecipient.Characteristicswhichsupporttheclassificationofthenon‐Federalentityasasubrecipientincludewhenthecontrator:

Description :Acontractisforthepurposeofobtaininggoodsandservicesforthenon‐Federalentity'sownuseandcreatesaprocurementrelationshipwiththecontractor.Characteristicsindicativeofaprocurementrelationshipbetweenthenon‐Federalentityandacontractorarewhenthenon‐FederalentityreceivingtheFederalfunds:

SECTION2‐CONTRACTOR

SECTION1‐SUBRECIPIENT

DetermineswhoiseligibletoreceivewhatFederalassistance;

Hasresponsibilityforprogrammaticdecisionmaking;

HasitsperformancemeasuredinrelationtowhetherobjectivesofaFederalprogramweremet;

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