Subawards

The purpose of this page is to provide key research administration and subaward process information to our subrecipients and UO units assisting with the setup of a subaward. 

To learn more about subaward roles and responsibilities, please see the Subawards: Roles and Responsibilities page.

SPS Subaward Portal

Use the SPS Subaward Portal to request an outgoing subaward. For more information, including user documentation, please visit the SPS Subaward Portal information page.

Key Definitions

2 CFR Part 200 Subpart A

§200.74   Pass-through entity.

Pass-through entity means a non-Federal entity that provides a subaward to a subrecipient to carry out part of a Federal program.

§200.92   Subaward.

Subaward means an award provided by a pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to carry out part of a Federal award received by the pass-through entity. It does not include payments to a contractor or payments to an individual that is a beneficiary of a Federal program. A subaward may be provided through any form of legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-through entity considers a contract.

§200.93   Subrecipient.

Subrecipient means a non-Federal entity that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a Federal program; but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such program. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency.

Subaward Documentation

The following documents are required in order to initiate a subaward agreement:

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