What is the major difference between a subrecipient and a contractor?

A contractor is defined as an entity that receives a contract. A subrecipient is defined as a non-federal entity that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a federal program, but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such a program.

What is considered a subrecipient?

Subrecipient means a non‐Federal entity that receives a subaward from a pass‐through entity to carry out part of a Federal program; but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such program. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency.

What is a Subaward in research?

What is a Subaward? A subaward is when a portion of Stanford’s sponsored project is passed through to another entity in order to complete a portion of the sponsored project’s scope of work. The What Makes a Good Statement of Work Tool may be consulted when developing or reviewing the subrecipient Statement of Work.

What is a fixed rate Subaward?

A fixed-rate subaward is used under NIH grants and cooperative agreements to provide subrecipients with a per subject (capitation) payment based on subject enrollment. Under fixed- rate subawards the total amount of the subaward is unknown when the subaward is created.

Can a subrecipient be for profit?

A for-profit entity cannot be a subrecipient unless it is a qualified microenterprise as stated in 24 CFR 570.201(o). A subrecipient is defined at 24 CFR 570.500(c) as a public or private nonprofit agency, authority, or organization, or a for-profit entity authorized under 570.201(o).

Who is a subgrantee?

Subgrantee means the government or other legal entity to which a subgrant is awarded and which is accountable to the grantee for the use of the funds provided.

What is a fixed price Subaward?

Fixed Amount (rare subaward type; under special circumstances): A type of agreement under which the subrecipient provides a specific level of support without regard to actual costs incurred under the award.

What is a fixed award?

1 FOGs—also known as Fixed Award Amounts (FAAs)—are different from other contractual mechanisms because grantees are paid an amount upon the achievement of a milestone/outcome, rather than on a line-by-line basis for individual expenses as they are incurred.

What are the characteristics of a subaward agreement?

A subaward may be provided through any form of legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-through entity considers a contract. Following are characteristics of a subaward. The subrecipient: has responsibility for programmatic decision making

What should be included in a subaward proposal?

Subaward documents required by the subrecipient at the proposal stage include: a detailed budget and statement-of-work from the subrecipient organization, a copy or link to their indirect cost rate agreement, and a signature from the authorizing official of that organization.

When do you use a subaward in Osu?

In this instance, the activity is a procurement, and the entity receiving the funds is a vendor. The subaward process is used when OSU passes-through a portion of the sponsored award to another entity for the purpose of programmatic effort on the project.

What happens if a subaward is misclassified?

Misclassification may result in delays in subaward processing, inaccurate calculation of costs (e.g., failure to include or exclude F&A costs), and time to request approval for project changes.