Designation of Authority

1. The Grant Recipient shall provide to the DSCA a written communication that evidences the authority for incumbents of specifically named offices or specifically named individuals to sign the grant documents on its behalf. As a minimum the communication will contain the following:

    

    

   Sample Letter

   To: 
   Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
   2800 Defense Pentagon
   Washington, D.C. 20301-2800

    

   Dear Sir:

   The following officials of the Government of [____________] are duly authorized to execute and deliver documents as indicated below in connection with the Grant Agreement [____________] between the Government of the United States and this Government:

   a. Grant Agreement: [Person’s Name(s) and/or Title(s) of Office(s)]

   b. Requests for Disbursement and Such Other Documents as may be Required Under This Grant Agreement: [Person’s Name(s) and/or Title(s) of Office(s)]

    

   Sincerely,
   By By [Name and Title Typed]
   Date: [DD/MMM/YYYY]

    

   Copy to:
   Defense Finance and Accounting Service-IN
   Security Assistance Accounting/JAX
   8899 East 56th Street
   Indianapolis, IN 46249-6300

    

2. The designation of authority letter shall be signed by an appropriate person empowered under the laws of the Grant Recipient to delegate to selected officials authority to sign documents as stated in the name of its Government. The Grant Recipient shall submit a designation of authority letter to DSCA containing the names and signatures of newly designated officials whenever changes occur.