# US federal grant rules require every financial report to carry a certification signed by an official who can legally bind the recipient, under penalty for false statements

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20241001-grant-writer-6
Date: 2024-10-01 · Stage: Constraint
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## Scope

United States, federal awards. The regulation says financial reports must include a certification, signed by an official who is authorised to legally bind the recipient, that the report is true, complete and accurate, with the signer acknowledging that false, fictitious or fraudulent information or the omission of a material fact may subject them to criminal, civil or administrative penalties. Read in the current version (revised April 2024, effective 1 October 2024). It covers financial reports, not progress narratives, and it does not say who drafts the report.

## Source

- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations — 2 CFR 200.415, Required certifications (Uniform Guidance as revised at 89 FR 30136, April 22, 2024; effective October 1, 2024) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFRd93f2a98b1f6455/section-200.415 (primary source)

## What this means

Whoever drafts a federal grant's financial report, a named person answers for it.

## What it does not show yet

Financial reports only, and it says nothing about who or what drafts them.

## How to verify it yourself

Open 2 CFR 200.415 on eCFR and find "signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the recipient".


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