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

2 CFR 200.346: Collection of amounts due

2 CFR 200.346 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 200.346 requires

1. Payment

What you must do

Any federal funds paid in excess of the amount the recipient/subrecipient is entitled to under the award constitute a debt to the Federal Government, collected under the Standards for the Administrative Collection of Claims (31 CFR part 901 — interest, penalties, administrative offset).

When it applies

Recipient or subrecipient is paid more than its determined entitlement — disallowances, unrefunded unobligated balances, or audit recoveries

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Regulation text of 2 CFR 200.346

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Any Federal funds paid to the recipient or subrecipient in excess of the amount that the recipient or subrecipient is determined to be entitled to under the Federal award constitute a debt to the Federal Government. The Federal agency must collect all debts arising out of its Federal awards in accordance with the Standards for the Administrative Collection of Claims (31 CFR part 901).

Source: eCFR · checked Sep 17, 2026

Questions about 2 CFR 200.346

What does 2 CFR 200.346 require?

Any federal funds paid in excess of the amount the recipient/subrecipient is entitled to under the award constitute a debt to the Federal Government, collected under the Standards for the Administrative Collection of Claims (31 CFR part 901 — interest, penalties, administrative offset).

When does 2 CFR 200.346 apply?

Recipient or subrecipient is paid more than its determined entitlement — disallowances, unrefunded unobligated balances, or audit recoveries.

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