PF 2025-28 Secretarial Policy on Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance

Date: May 15, 2025

To: HCAs/Procurement Directors/Contracting Officers

From: Director, Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division, Office of Policy, Office of Acquisition Management

SUMMARY: The Secretary has issued a policy that DOE intends to conduct focused reviews of awards and other forms of financial assistance. It is the policy of DOE to require that its financial assistance recipients provide written responses and supporting documentation to Data Requests within communicated timeframes, and to cooperate with program personnel on any follow up requests in a timely manner, to facilitate this review. DOE is entitled to obtain current, accurate, and complete information about the project and the recipient. 

The Secretarial Policy is attached. 

Questions concerning this policy flash should be directed to the Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division at DOE_oapmpolicy@hq.doe.gov.