Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 3210.06
February 6, 2014
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Defense Grant and Agreement Regulatory System (DGARS)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive reissues DoD Directive 3210.6 (Reference (a)) to:
a. Update established policy and assigned responsibilities for the DGARS.
b. Provide for DoD Components’ use of the policies and procedures in the regulations
published in Chapter I, Subchapter C of Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (Reference (b))
and Chapter XI of Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (Reference (c)). References (b) and (c)
are also known and referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD Grant and Agreement
Regulations.”
c. Cancel DoD 3210.6-R (Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, and all Defense
Agencies, DoD Field Activities, and other organizational entities within the DoD that are
authorized to award or administer grants, cooperative agreements, and other non-procurement
transactions subject to the DGARS (referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD
Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Grants and cooperative agreements may be used only for purposes that are in accordance
with chapter 63 of Title 31, United States Code (Reference (e)), also known as “The Federal
Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977.” Exceptions may be made where statute permits
otherwise.
b. Grants and cooperative agreements must be awarded through competition in every case in
which statute requires competition and to the maximum extent practicable in all other cases.
