Waiver Policy for Infrastructure Project Funded by Multiple Federal Agencies
If a recipient receives funding from multiple Federal agencies for a single project, the recipient must submit their waiver request to the Federal awarding agency that contributes the greatest amount of Federal funds for the infrastructure project; this agency is considered the “cognizant agency for Made in America” and will take the responsibility for coordinating with the other Federal awarding agencies. As such, if USDA provides the largest share of funding on a shared project with other Federal funding, USDA will be the cognizant agency for Build America, Buy America.
