Recipient
Recipient means a non-Federal entity that receives a Federal award directly from a Federal agency to carry out an activity under a Federal program. The recipient is accountable to the Federal funding agency for the use of the funds and for compliance with applicable Federal requirements. The term recipient does not include subrecipients.
Source
49 CFR § 24.2
Scoping language
Definitions. Unless otherwise noted, the following terms used in this part shall be understood as defined in this section: