{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-2502.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 2502.8","heading":"Pre-award, award, and post-award procedures and administration of grants.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise provided in this rule, the requirements governing pre-award solicitation and submission of proposals and/or applications, the review and evaluation of such, the award of grant funds, and post-award and close-out procedures are those set forth at 7 CFR part 2500, subparts A, B, C, D, and E.\n(b) For purposes of the ACE Grants Program, the provisions of Subpart E, at 7 CFR 2500.49, “Prior Approvals,” shall not apply. In lieu of that provision, the following requirements shall apply: Awardees may not subcontract more than 20 percent of the award to other parties without prior written approval of the ADO. To request approval, a justification for the proposed subcontract, a performance statement, and a detailed budget for the subcontract must be submitted in writing to the ADO.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XXV—OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 2502—AGRICULTURAL CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT (ACE) GRANTS PROGRAM","Subpart C—Grant Applications and Administration"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"55e5b4791fb283e6e81311331ae776fc1dc70d5e7ed5de48ddbc1e7b39b97e6f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-2502.7","next":"us/7-cfr-2610.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}