Government Contracts & Grants Policy

Akin’s government contracts team represents all types of businesses, universities and nonprofit organizations as they navigate grant and cooperative agreement requirements. Federal and state grants are subject to a complex web of regulatory and compliance requirements. From serving as deal counsel and advising on regulatory and compliance issues to assisting with oversight activity, our lawyers offer full support to clients.

Our government contracts lawyers have extensive experience advising on the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) and related agency requirements, regulations and policy guidance. The team also counsels clients on compliance with Federal Transit Administration requirements under grants to transit agencies.

We help businesses design, implement and maintain tailored and effective corporate compliance programs that are consistent with federal regulations and with the mitigation factors considered in suspension and debarment decisions. Notably, our lawyers have served as longtime counsel representing many of the nation’s preeminent universities across the country on myriad government grants and contracts issues. We also have a preeminent practice defending all types of grant recipients in False Claims Act investigations and related litigation.

Our lawyers have significant experience coordinating with the numerous government agencies and other organizations involved in awarding grants, including the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of State, Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Agency for International Development, National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.