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

2 CFR 200.317: Procurements by States and Indian Tribes

2 CFR 200.317 sets 3 requirements for organizations that receive federal grants and cooperative agreements. Applies while you manage a federal award.

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What 2 CFR 200.317 requires

1. Procurement

What you must do

A State or Indian Tribe conducting procurement transactions under a Federal award must follow the same policies and procedures it uses for procurements with non-Federal funds; if no such policies and procedures exist, it must follow the procurement standards in 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.327.

When it applies

Applicant/recipient is a State or Indian Tribe and the award will fund procurement (contractual, equipment, supplies, or construction budget lines).

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2. Procurement

What you must do

Even when using its own policies and procedures, a State or Indian Tribe must also comply with 2 CFR 200.321 (small/minority/women's/veteran-owned/labor-surplus business consideration), 200.322 (domestic preferences), 200.323 (recovered materials), and 200.327 (required contract provisions / Appendix II).

When it applies

State or Indian Tribe applicant with any procurement under the award, regardless of whether it uses its own procurement policies.

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3. Procurement

What you must do

All other recipients and subrecipients, including subrecipients of a State or Indian Tribe, must follow the full procurement standards in 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.327.

When it applies

Applicant is not a State or Indian Tribe (e.g., nonprofit, local government, IHE, for-profit), or is any subrecipient (including a State's or Tribe's subrecipient), and the award will fund procurement.

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Sections 2 CFR 200.317 refers to

  • 2 CFR 200.318 General procurement standards
  • 2 CFR 200.321 Contracting with small businesses, minority businesses, women's business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms
  • 2 CFR 200.322 Domestic preferences for procurements
  • 2 CFR 200.323 Procurement of recovered materials
  • 2 CFR 200.327 Contract provisions

Sections that refer to 2 CFR 200.317

Regulation text of 2 CFR 200.317

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When conducting procurement transactions under a Federal award, a State or Indian Tribe must follow the same policies and procedures it uses for procurements with non-Federal funds. If such policies and procedures do not exist, States and Indian Tribes must follow the procurement standards in §§ 200.318 through 200.327. In addition to its own policies and procedures, a State or Indian Tribe must also comply with the following procurement standards: §§ 200.321, 200.322, 200.323, and 200.327. All other recipients and subrecipients, including subrecipients of a State or Indian Tribe, must follow the procurement standards in §§ 200.318 through 200.327.

Source: eCFR · checked Sep 17, 2026

Questions about 2 CFR 200.317

What does 2 CFR 200.317 require?

A State or Indian Tribe conducting procurement transactions under a Federal award must follow the same policies and procedures it uses for procurements with non-Federal funds; if no such policies and procedures exist, it must follow the procurement standards in 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.327. Even when using its own policies and procedures, a State or Indian Tribe must also comply with 2 CFR 200.321 (small/minority/women's/veteran-owned/labor-surplus business consideration), 200.322 (domestic preferences), 200.323 (recovered materials), and 200.327 (required contract provisions / Appendix II). All other recipients and subrecipients, including subrecipients of a State or Indian Tribe, must follow the full procurement standards in 2 CFR 200.318 through 200.327.

When does 2 CFR 200.317 apply?

Applicant/recipient is a State or Indian Tribe and the award will fund procurement (contractual, equipment, supplies, or construction budget lines). State or Indian Tribe applicant with any procurement under the award, regardless of whether it uses its own procurement policies. Applicant is not a State or Indian Tribe (e.g., nonprofit, local government, IHE, for-profit), or is any subrecipient (including a State's or Tribe's subrecipient), and the award will fund procurement.

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