34 CFR § 648.64 - What are unallowable costs?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s648.64"
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title: "34 CFR § 648.64 - What are unallowable costs?"
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "648.64"
section_name: "What are unallowable costs?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "648"
part_name: "GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1135-1135e, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "648"
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# 648.64 What are unallowable costs?

Neither grant funds nor the institutional matching funds may be used to pay for general operational overhead costs of the academic department.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135d)