Definitions [Effective January 1, 2027]

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-453, under State Fiscal Affairs.

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-453

(a) For the purpose of Sections 27-104-451 through 27-104-459:(a) “Grant” means an award of financial assistance following a grant application process or other method of obtaining state or federal funds appropriated by the State Legislature from a state agency, board commission or other unit of government to an eligible nongovernmental recipient for specified project-based purposes.(b) “State agency” means any executive department, military department, government corporation, government controlled entity, quasi-government entity, corporation or other establishment in state government.(c) “Primary recipient” means any entity receiving grant funds appropriated by the State Legislature directly from a state agency, except for an individual or household.(d) “Subrecipient” means an entity that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of an award. The term subrecipient does not include a beneficiary or participant. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other federal or state awards directly from a federal or state agency. Individual persons or households are not considered to be subrecipients under this section.(e) “Subaward” means an award of state or federal funds appropriated by the State Legislature provided by a pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to contribute to the goals and objectives of the project by carrying out part of a state award received by the pass-through entity. It does not include payments to a beneficiary or participant.(f) “Pass-through entity” means a recipient or subrecipient that provides a subaward to a subrecipient (including lower-tier subrecipients) to carry out part of a federal or state program.

(a) “Grant” means an award of financial assistance following a grant application process or other method of obtaining state or federal funds appropriated by the State Legislature from a state agency, board commission or other unit of government to an eligible nongovernmental recipient for specified project-based purposes.

(b) “State agency” means any executive department, military department, government corporation, government controlled entity, quasi-government entity, corporation or other establishment in state government.

(c) “Primary recipient” means any entity receiving grant funds appropriated by the State Legislature directly from a state agency, except for an individual or household.

(d) “Subrecipient” means an entity that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of an award. The term subrecipient does not include a beneficiary or participant. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other federal or state awards directly from a federal or state agency. Individual persons or households are not considered to be subrecipients under this section.

(e) “Subaward” means an award of state or federal funds appropriated by the State Legislature provided by a pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to contribute to the goals and objectives of the project by carrying out part of a state award received by the pass-through entity. It does not include payments to a beneficiary or participant.

(f) “Pass-through entity” means a recipient or subrecipient that provides a subaward to a subrecipient (including lower-tier subrecipients) to carry out part of a federal or state program.