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OMB Guidance on Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements

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Published November 25th, 2025
Detected March 14th, 2026
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Summary

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released the 2025 Compliance Supplement, updating guidance on administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards. This supplement applies to fiscal year audits covering periods after June 30, 2024, and replaces the 2024 Supplement.

What changed

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued the 2025 Compliance Supplement, which updates the guidance on administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards. This supplement, which applies to fiscal year audits covering periods beginning after June 30, 2024, replaces the 2024 Supplement. It includes updates such as adding or removing programs and providing necessary program revisions, reflecting input from audit stakeholders like the AICPA and NASACT.

Regulated entities, including government agencies, healthcare providers, and educational institutions receiving Federal awards, must ensure their audits comply with the 2025 Supplement. While the supplement is effective for audits covering periods after June 30, 2024, interested parties have an opportunity to comment on the 2025 Supplement by January 26, 2026, to inform the development of the 2026 Compliance Supplement. Recipients and auditors should consult their cognizant or oversight agency for specific guidance.

What to do next

  1. Review the 2025 Compliance Supplement for updates relevant to Federal award audits.
  2. Ensure audits covering periods after June 30, 2024, adhere to the 2025 Supplement requirements.
  3. Submit comments on the 2025 Supplement by January 26, 2026, to influence the 2026 Supplement.

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Content

ACTION:

Guidance.

SUMMARY:

This document announces the availability of the 2025 Compliance Supplement (2025 Supplement) for the Office of Management
and Budget's guidance on uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards.
This document also offers interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 2025 Supplement to inform sound decision-making
regarding guidance provided through the 2026 Compliance Supplement.

DATES:

The 2025 Supplement replaces the 2024 Supplement (issued in May 2024). The Supplement applies to fiscal year audits that cover
any period beginning after June 30, 2024. Comments on the 2025 Supplement must be in writing and received by January 26, 2026.
Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES:

All comments on the 2025 Compliance Supplement must be submitted electronically to www.regulations.gov. In submitting comments, please search for recent submissions by OMB to find docket OMB-2025-XXXX.

Privacy Act Statement: OMB is issuing this notice pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 6307, 31 U.S.C. 503, and the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L.
104-156, as amended, codified at 31 U.S.C. 7501-7507). Submission of comments in response to the notice for the 2025 Supplement
is voluntary. OMB will consider comments in order to inform sound decision-making on the 2026 Compliance Supplement. Please
note that submissions received in response to this notice may be posted on www.regulations.gov or otherwise released in their entirety, including any personal information, business confidential information, or other sensitive
information provided by the commenter. Do not include in your submissions any copyrighted material;

     information of a confidential nature, such as personal or proprietary information; or any information you would not like to
     be made publicly available. Comments are maintained under the OMB Public Input System of Records, OMB/INPUT/01; the system
     of records notice accessible at 88 FR 20913 (*https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07452/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records*) includes a list of routine uses associated with the collection of this information.

The 2025 Supplement is available online at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-resources/guidance/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Recipients and auditors should contact their cognizant or oversight agency for audit or Federal awarding agency, as appropriate.
The Federal agency contacts are listed in Appendix III of the Supplement. Subrecipients should contact their pass-through
entity. Federal agencies should email MBX.OMB.Grants@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 2025 Supplement (2 CFR part 200, subpart F, and appendix XI to Part 200) amends the 2024 Supplement by adding new programs,
removing programs where appropriate, and providing updates on other programs where necessary. As part of the development of
the audit guidance contained in the Supplement, OMB shared the draft language developed by the agencies with audit stakeholders,
including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the National Association of State Auditors, Controllers
and Treasurers (NASACT), and agency Inspector General offices, for comment. The comments were reviewed, adjudicated, and addressed
by the relevant agencies and OMB. All necessary changes are reflected in the final published version.

Eric M. Ueland, Deputy Director for Management, performing the delegated duties of the Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management,
Office of Management and Budget. [FR Doc. 2025-21172 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110-01-P

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Classification

Agency
US-Fed
Published
November 25th, 2025
Compliance deadline
January 26th, 2026 (52 days ago)
Instrument
Guidance
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies Healthcare providers Educational institutions
Geographic scope
National (US)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Financial Services
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Auditing Federal Awards Compliance

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