§ 200.111 - English language.

§ 200.111 English language.

(a) All Federal financial assistance announcements, applications, and Federal award information must should be in the English language . Applications must be submitted in the English language and must be in the terms of U.S. dollars. If the Federal awarding agency receives applications in another currency, the Federal awarding agency will evaluate the application by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using the date specified for receipt of the application.

(b) Non-Federal entities may translate the Federal award and other documents into another language. In the event of inconsistency between any

However, Federal agencies, recipients, and subrecipients may issue or translate a Federal award or other documents into another language. A Federal agency may translate formal or informal announcements of the availability of Federal funding through a financial assistance program, such as a notice of funding opportunity, when translations may serve to increase the pool of applicants or the participation of a specific community (for example, programs administered in foreign countries where the primary language is not English). Federal agencies must maintain an official controlling English version of the Federal financial assistance announcement and the Federal award, including the terms and conditions.

(b) Applications, reports, and official correspondence may be submitted in languages other than English if specified in the notice of funding opportunity or the terms and conditions of the Federal award and any translation into .

(c) In the event of inconsistency between English and another language, the English language meaning will control.

Where

When a significant portion of the

non-Federal entity

recipient's

employees who are working on the

or subrecipient's employees administering a Federal award are not fluent in English, the

non-

Federal

entity must provide the Federal award

award should be provided in English and the language(s) with which employees are more familiar.