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Contract Provisions Guide <br />38 <br /> <br />Federal award: The financial assistance that an NFE receives either directly from a Federal <br />awarding agency or indirectly from a pass-through entity.80 In this Guide, the term is used <br />interchangeably with “FEMA Award,” “grant,” and “financial assistance.” <br />Grant agreement:A legal instrument of financial assistance between a Federal awarding agency <br />or pass-through entity and an NFE that, consistent with 31 U.S.C. §§ 6302, 6304: Is used to <br />transfer anything of value from the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity to the NFE to <br />carry out a public purpose authorized by a law of the United States (see 31 U.S.C. § 6101(3)); <br />and does not include an agreement that provides only: <br />o Direct United States government <br />cash assistance to an individual; <br />o A subsidy; <br />o A loan; <br />o A loan guarantee; or <br />o Insurance. <br /> Indian tribe (or “federally recognized Indian tribe”): Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, <br />nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or <br />village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement <br />Act (43 U.S.C. Chapter 33), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services <br />provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).81 <br />See annually published Bureau of Indian Affairs list of Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to <br />Receive Services. For the purposes of this Guide, used interchangeably with “Indian Tribal <br />government”. <br /> Local government:Local government 82 means any unit of government within a state, including a: <br />o County <br />o Borough <br />o Municipality <br />o City <br />o Town <br />o Township <br />o Parish <br />o Special district <br />o School District <br />o Intrastate district <br />o Council of governments, <br />whether incorporated or <br />not as a nonprofit <br />corporation under state <br />law <br />o Local public authority, <br />including any public <br />housing agency under the <br />United States Housing Act <br />of 1937 <br />o Any other agency or <br />instrumentality of a multi- <br />regional, or intra-state or <br />local government <br /> <br /> <br />80 2 C.F.R. § 200.1 Federal award. <br />81 2 C.F.R. § 200.1 Indian tribe. <br />82 2 C.F.R. § 200.1 Local government. <br />ATTY/AGR.2025.317/Wood Rodgers, Inc. (Page 75 of 77)