7 CFR § 3405.9 - Use of funds for facilities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s3405.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 3405.9 - Use of funds for facilities."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "3405.9"
section_name: "Use of funds for facilities."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "3405"
part_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 1470, National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3316)."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 39317, July 22, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3405"
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# 3405.9 Use of funds for facilities.
Under the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, the use of grant funds to plan, acquire, or construct a building or facility is not allowed. With prior approval, in accordance with the cost principles set forth in 2 CFR part 200, some grant funds may be used for minor alterations, renovations, or repairs deemed necessary to retrofit existing teaching spaces in order to carry out a funded project. However, requests to use grant funds for such purposes must demonstrate that the alterations, renovations, or repairs are incidental to the major purpose for which a grant is made.
[62 FR 39317, July 22, 1997, as amended at 79 FR 75999, Dec. 19, 2014]