34 CFR § 646.31 - What are unallowable costs?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s646.31"
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title: "34 CFR § 646.31 - What are unallowable costs?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "646.31"
section_name: "What are unallowable costs?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "646"
part_name: "STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "646"
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# 646.31 What are unallowable costs?

Costs that may not be charged against a grant under the Student Support Services Program include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Costs involved in recruiting students for enrollment at the institution.

(b) Tuition, fees, stipends, and other forms of direct financial support, except for Grant aid under § 646.30(i) for staff or participants.

(c) Research not directly related to the evaluation or improvement of the project.

(d) Construction, renovation, or remodeling of any facilities.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14)

[61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, as amended at 75 FR 65794, Oct. 26, 2010]