(a) Limitation on use of funds.
Grant funds may be used only for:
(1)
The allowable costs of the grantees, subgrantees and cost-type contractors, including allowable costs in the form of payments to fixed-price contractors; and
(2)
Reasonable fees or profit to cost-type contractors but not any fee or profit (or other increment above allowable costs) to the grantee or subgrantee.
(b)
For each kind of organization, there is a set of Federal principles for determining allowable costs. For the costs of a State, local, or Indian tribal government, the Secretary applies the cost principles in OMB Circular A-87, as amended on June 9, 1987.
State, local or Indian tribal government |
OMB Circular A-87. |
Private nonprofit organization other than an (1) institution of higher education, (2) hospital, or (3) organization named in OMB Circular A-122 as not subject to that circular |
OMB Circular A-122. |
Educational institutions. |
OMB Circular A-21. |
For-profit organization other than a hospital and an organization named in OBM Circular A-122 as not subject to that circular |
48 CFR part 31
. Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, or uniform cost accounting standards that comply with cost principles acceptable to the Federal agency. |
Code of Federal Regulations
(Authority:
20 U.S.C. 3474
; OMB Circular A-102)
Code of Federal Regulations
[53 FR 8071 and 8087, Mar. 11, 1988, as amended at 53 FR 8072, Mar. 11, 1988]