{"data":{"id":"us/2-cfr-180.995","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"2 CFR 180.995","heading":"Principal.","body":"Principal means:\n(a) An officer, director, owner, partner, principal investigator, or another person within a participant with management or supervisory responsibilities related to a covered transaction; or\n(b) A consultant or other person, whether or not employed by the participant or paid with Federal funds, who:\n(1) Is in a position to handle Federal funds;\n(2) Is in a position to influence or control the use of those funds; or,\n(3) Occupies a technical or professional position capable of substantially influencing the development or outcome of an activity required to perform the covered transaction.","path":["Title 2—Federal Financial Assistance","Subtitle A—Office of Management and Budget Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET GOVERNMENT-WIDE GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","PART 180—OMB GUIDELINES TO AGENCIES ON GOVERNMENT-WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)","Subpart I—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":"b1049326644bb52d8d1182594d7da4426ec690cdf5d009b4ba303abf4b127670","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/2-cfr-180.990","next":"us/2-cfr-180.1000"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}