Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-16 17:13:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D9F17C431B3EBD65943A8B3D7862EC5F9AED4059209755E843943272B0FDD8C0
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Original Note:
Government awarded contracts are not welfare but rather, they involve an agreement between the US government and another entity to achieve some form of an objective of the US government and may involve transfer of funds. Sources: 1. https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/index.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=dbbed891ee82f3a1b713abc4edc4bedd&term_occur=999&term_src=Title:41:Subtitle:B:Chapter:60:Part:60-741:Subpart:E:60-741.80#:~:text=Government%20contract%20means%20any%20agreement,nonpersonal%20services%20(including%20construction). 2. https://www.osp.pitt.edu/osp-teams/federal-contract-services/basics-federal-contracting#:~:text=Unlike%20grants%20and%20cooperative%20agreements,use%20of%20the%20US%20Government. 3. https://science.osti.gov/grants/About/Grants-Contracts-Differences
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