2 C.F.R. § 25.100

Purpose of this part.

This part provides guidance to Federal agencies that:

(a) The unique entity identifier (UEI) is the universal identifier for Federal financial assistance applicants, as well as recipients and their direct subrecipients (first-tier subrecipients), and;

(b) The System for Award Management ( SAM.gov ) is the repository for standard information about applicants and recipients.