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

2 CFR 200.342: Opportunities to object, hearings, and appeals

2 CFR 200.342 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 200.342 requires

1. General

What you must do

The federal agency must maintain written procedures for objections, hearings, and appeals, and upon initiating any remedy for noncompliance (e.g., disallowed costs, corrective action plan, termination) must give the recipient an opportunity to object and submit challenging information; the agency/PTE must honor any hearing/appeal rights the recipient or subrecipient holds under applicable statute or regulation.

When it applies

Any noncompliance remedy initiated against the recipient or subrecipient

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Regulation text of 2 CFR 200.342

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The Federal agency must maintain written procedures for processing objections, hearings, and appeals. Upon initiating a remedy for noncompliance (for example, disallowed costs, a corrective action plan, or termination), the Federal agency must provide the recipient with an opportunity to object and provide information challenging the action. The Federal agency or pass-through entity must comply with any requirements for hearings, appeals, or other administrative proceedings to which the recipient or subrecipient is entitled under any statute or regulation applicable to the action involved.

Source: eCFR · checked Sep 17, 2026

Questions about 2 CFR 200.342

What does 2 CFR 200.342 require?

The federal agency must maintain written procedures for objections, hearings, and appeals, and upon initiating any remedy for noncompliance (e.g., disallowed costs, corrective action plan, termination) must give the recipient an opportunity to object and submit challenging information; the agency/PTE must honor any hearing/appeal rights the recipient or subrecipient holds under applicable statute or regulation.

When does 2 CFR 200.342 apply?

Any noncompliance remedy initiated against the recipient or subrecipient.

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