Federal Grant Administration Webinar Series: Purchasing Goods and Services with Federal Grant Funds
“Do we have to get bids?” is a frequently asked question at a federally funded recipient or subrecipient organization. The federal rules apply to grant-funded purchases of supplies, equipment, services, travel, and construction. The procurement standards contained in OMB’s Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200.317-327) assume that a recipient or subrecipient already has policies for purchasing with their own source revenue. Those policies can continue to apply. But the federal standards introduce numerous situations in which the non-federal organization needs to go beyond their normal practices and to document that they have done so. These include polices about geographic preference; architect, engineering, and audit services; solicitation of disadvantaged businesses; and sole source justifications. OMB has clarified or altered requirements affecting some of these special circumstances in the recent revisions to 2 CFR 200.
This session will build on 2 CFR 200’s longstanding procurement essentials and highlight the changes that will affect federally funded purchases going forward.
This webinar is offered through the Economic Development District Community of Practice (EDD CoP), managed by the NADO Research Foundation. To learn more, visit: www.nado.org/EDDCoP. The EDD CoP is made possible through an award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (ED22HDQ3070106). The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Economic Development Administration or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
June 2026
