Purpose and Application

(1) Purpose. 815 CMR 2.00 establishes rules and procedures to assist departments with the administration of Grants and Subsidies. (2) Application. 815 CMR 2.00 applies to all State Departments that administer Grants and Subsidies, including agencies, subdivisions, offices, boards, commissions or institutions of the Executive Department, including the Institutions of Higher Education, the Judicial and Legislative Branches and the Constitutional Offices. 815 CMR 6.00: Interdepartmental Fiscal Business governs Interdepartmental business between two or more State departments. 801 CMR 21.00: Procurement of Commodities or Services, Including Human and Social Services, governs procurements and expenditures for commodities and services, including human and social services, including Department purchases of goods or services needed to carry out a project or program under a Federal Grant Award. The Office of the Comptroller will interpret 815 CMR 2.00 and take any actions necessary to carry out the purposes of 815 CMR 2.00, including issuing additional policies, procedures and forms for Department use.