45 C.F.R. § 75.300 : Public Welfare — DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION — UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR HHS AWARDS — POST FEDERAL AWARD REQUIREMENTS —STANDARDS FOR FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT — Statutory and national policy requirements

(a) The Federal awarding agency must manage and administer the Federal award in a manner so as to ensure that Federal funding is expended and associated programs are implemented in full accordance with U.S. statutory and public policy requirements: Including, but not limited to, those protecting public welfare, the environment, and prohibiting discrimination. The Federal awarding agency must communicate to the non-Federal entity all relevant public policy requirements, including those in general appropriations provisions, and incorporate them either directly or by reference in the terms and conditions of the Federal award.
(b) The non-Federal entity is responsible for complying with all requirements of the Federal award. For all Federal awards, this includes the provisions of FFATA, which includes requirements on executive compensation, and also requirements implementing the Act for the non-Federal entity at 2 CFR part 25 and 2 CFR part 170. See also statutory requirements for whistleblower protections at 2324 and 2409, and 41 U.S.C. 4304, 4310, and 4712.
(c) It is a public policy requirement of HHS that no person otherwise eligible will be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in the administration of HHS programs and services, to the extent doing so is prohibited by federal statute.
(d) HHS will follow all applicable Supreme Court decisions in administering its award programs.

45 C.F.R. §75.300

79 FR 75889, 12/19/2014; 81 FR 89395, 1/11/2017; 86 FR 2278, 2/11/2021