{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1303.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1303.33","heading":"Termination of delegate agencies.","body":"(a) If a grant recipient shows cause why termination is appropriate or demonstrates cost effectiveness, the grant recipient may terminate a delegate agency's contract.\n(b) The grant recipient's decision to terminate must not be arbitrary or capricious.\n(c) The grant recipient must establish a process for defunding a delegate agency, including an appeal of a defunding decision and must ensure the process is fair and timely.\n(d) The grant recipient must notify the responsible HHS official about the appeal and its decision.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XIII—ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM","PART 1303—FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS","Subpart D—Delegation of Program Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"8b0fe3783e4e5894d2d4695e6619e525f0ecc60e809e022061046de90eab7d8a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1303.32","next":"us/45-cfr-1303.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}