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A financial assistance award instrument used by awarding agencies when the relationship with the recipient has as its principle purpose the transfer of a thing of value to the recipient in order to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States, and substantial involvement is expected.[1][2] The legal document used in awarding a cooperative agreement is the notification Notice of awardAward.[3]
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Department Policy
Selecting the Cooperative Agreement as the proper award instrument
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