45 CFR § 1303.54 - Record retention.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1303.54"
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title: "45 CFR § 1303.54 - Record retention."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1303.54"
section_name: "Record retention."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM"
part_number: "1303"
part_name: "FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 9801"
regulatory_source: "81 FR 61412, Sept. 6, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1303"
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# 1303.54 Record retention.

A grant recipient must retain records pertinent to the lease, purchase, construction or renovation of a facility funded in whole or in part with Head Start funds, for as long as the grant recipient owns or occupies the facility, plus three years.