{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-1108.298","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 1108.298","heading":"Prior approval.","body":"Prior approval means written or electronic approval by a DoD grants or agreements officer evidencing prior consent. When prior approval is required for an activity or expenditure that would result in a direct cost to a DoD award, the grants or agreements officer's signature on an award that includes the planned activity or expenditure in the scope of work or approved budget satisfies the requirement for prior approval. Otherwise, a recipient is required to obtain such approval after award.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle B—Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and Agreements","CHAPTER XI—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL MATTERS AND DEFINITIONS","PART 1108—DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN SUBCHAPTERS A THROUGH F OF THIS CHAPTER","Subpart B—Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-2.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:42Z","sha256":"8fe37d96ba6e02b87395d3a759d27959b22c1a5df1c0fe49ee46f8cb1593edfc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-1108.295","next":"us/2-cfr-1108.300"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}