Grant Terms and Conditions: FY26 Update

Oct 3, 2025 | Grants and Funding, Home

EPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment has updated the EPA General Terms and Conditionsfor Fiscal Year 2026, effective October 1, 2025. Here is a summary of the changes: 

  • EPA Research Triangle Park Finance Center (RTPFC) is now referred to as EPA Research Triangle Park Finance Division (RFD) in T&C #5, Automated Standard Application (ASAP) and Proper Payment Draw Down Electronic Payments, as well as T&C #17, Federal Financial Reporting (FFR)
  • The threshold for reporting first-tier subcontract information including executive compensation increased from $30,000 to $40,000 (FAR 4. 1401) on October 1, 2025, and is reflected in T&C #15, Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation
  • The Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) has been increased from $250,000 to $350,000 on October 1, 2025, and is reflected in T&C #24, Transfer of Funds
  • Removed references to the Office of Research and Development to reflect agency restructuring in T&C #31, Acknowledgment Requirements for Non-Research Assistance Agreements
  • Based on feedback from Stakeholders, clarity has been added on if the requirements applied to the recipient’s fiscal year or to the Federal fiscal year to T&C #18, Indirect Cost Rate Agreements, T&C #19, Audit Requirements, and T&C #47, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
  • Added Tribes to T&C #23, Disclosing Conflict of Interest, to reflect their treatment similar to States in 2 CFR Part 200 for procurement standards 
  • Restructured T&C #27, Utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, to reflect that there are only three (3) regulatory requirements and that the others were waived by class exceptions 
  • Interim instructions have been added to T&C #30, Patents and Inventions, until EPA’s participation in iEdison is re-activated  
  • Updated language in T&C #41, Civil Rights Obligations, to align with Executive Order 14224, Designating English as the Official Language of the United States. In addition, coverage on Public Involvement Guidance was removed as well as references to a now unpublished Department of Justice webpage, and the link to the Civil Rights Guidance on Procedural Safeguards was updated.