34 CFR § 647.31 - What are unallowable costs?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s647.31"
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title: "34 CFR § 647.31 - What are unallowable costs?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "647.31"
section_name: "What are unallowable costs?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "647"
part_name: "RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-15, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 43989, Aug. 25, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "647"
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# 647.31 What are unallowable costs?

Costs that may not be charged against a grant under this program include the following:

(a) Payment of tuition, stipends, test preparation and fees or any other form of student financial support to staff or participants not expressly allowed under § 647.30.

(b) Construction, renovation, and remodeling of any facilities.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-5)