Subpart D: Post-award requirements 2024 Uniform Guidance · effective Oct 1, 2024

2 CFR 200.316: Property trust relationship

2 CFR 200.316 sets one requirement for organizations that receive federal grants and cooperative agreements. Applies while you manage a federal award.

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What 2 CFR 200.316 requires

1. Property and equipment

What you must do

Hold real property, equipment, and intangible property acquired or improved with the Federal award in trust, as trustee, for the beneficiaries of the project or program under which the property was acquired or improved; record liens or other notices of record indicating Federal acquisition/improvement and applicable use and disposition conditions when the agency or pass-through entity requires it.

When it applies

Any real property, equipment, or intangible property is acquired or improved with Federal award funds.

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Regulation text of 2 CFR 200.316

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Real property, equipment, and intangible property acquired or improved with the Federal award must be held in trust by the recipient or subrecipient as trustee for the beneficiaries of the project or program under which the property was acquired or improved. The Federal agency or pass-through entity may require the recipient or subrecipient to record liens or other appropriate notices of record to indicate that personal or real property has been acquired or improved with a Federal award and that use and disposition conditions apply to the property.

Source: eCFR · checked Sep 17, 2026

Questions about 2 CFR 200.316

What does 2 CFR 200.316 require?

Hold real property, equipment, and intangible property acquired or improved with the Federal award in trust, as trustee, for the beneficiaries of the project or program under which the property was acquired or improved; record liens or other notices of record indicating Federal acquisition/improvement and applicable use and disposition conditions when the agency or pass-through entity requires it.

When does 2 CFR 200.316 apply?

Any real property, equipment, or intangible property is acquired or improved with Federal award funds.

Plain-English summaries for information only, not legal advice. Always check the regulation text, your award terms and your agency’s guidance.