50 CFR §86.44
Verified against eCFR.gov as of June 20, 2026View official text on eCFR.gov ↗
- (a)If you plan a BIG project that you cannot complete with the recommended maximum Federal award and the required match, you may:
- (1)Find other sources of non-Federal funds to complete the project;
- (2)Divide your larger project into smaller, distinct, stand-alone projects and apply for more than one BIG grant, either in the same year or in different years. One project cannot depend on the anticipated completion of another; or
- (3)Combine your BIG Tier 1—State and BIG Tier 2—National funding to complete a project at a single location.
- (b)If you are awarded a grant and find you cannot complete a BIG project with the Federal funds and required match, you may:
- (c)For BIG Tier 2—National grants, we review and rank each application individually, and each must compete with other applications for the same award year.
- (d)If you receive a BIG grant for one of your applications, we do not give preference to other applications you submit.
- (e)If you do not complete your project, we may take one or more of the remedies for noncompliance found at 2 CFR 200.338, and any other regulations that apply.