{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-1108.55","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 1108.55","heading":"Assistance.","body":"Assistance means the transfer of a thing of value to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States (see 31 U.S.C. 6101(3)). Grants, cooperative agreements, and technology investment agreements are examples of legal instruments that DoD Components use to provide assistance.","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":"357ec71fe37b403beb5184bdd7584dd4f879b7dc2a3548092e445447017c8fb9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-1108.50","next":"us/2-cfr-1108.60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}