[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR700.115]



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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 

 CHAPTER VII--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

 DEVELOPMENT (HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 

                                PROGRAMS)

 

PART 700_CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  700.115  Program costs.



    (a) Allowable costs. (1) Allowable costs for direct provision of 

supportive services includes the provision of supportive services and 

others approved by the Secretary concerned for:

    (i) Direct hiring of staff, including a service coordinator;

    (ii) Supportive service contracts with third parties;

    (iii) Equipment and supplies (including food) necessary to provide 

services;

    (iv) Operational costs of a transportation service (e.g., mileage, 

insurance, gasoline and maintenance, driver wages, taxi or bus 

vouchers);

    (v) Purchase or leasing of vehicles;

    (vi) Direct and indirect administrative expenses for administrative 

costs such as annual fiscal review and audit, telephones, postage, 

travel, professional education, furniture and equipment, and costs 

associated with self evaluation or assessment (not to exceed one percent 

of the total budget for the activities approved); and

    (vii) States, Indian tribes and units of general local government 

with more than one project included in the grant may receive up to 1% of 

the total cost of the grant for monitoring the projects.

    (2) Allowable costs shall be reasonable, necessary and recognized as 

expenditures in compliance with OMB Cost Policies, i.e., OMB Circular A-

87, 24 CFR 85.36, and OMB Circular A-128.

    (b) Nonallowable costs. (1) CHSP funds may not be used to cover 

expenses related to any grantee program, service, or activity existing 

at the time of application to CHSP.



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    (2) Examples of nonallowable costs under the program are:

    (i) Capital funding (such as purchase of buildings, related 

facilities or land and certain major kitchen items such as stoves, 

refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, trash compactors or sinks);

    (ii) Administrative costs that represent a non-proportional share of 

costs charged to the Congregate Housing Services Program for rent or 

lease, utilities, staff time;

    (iii) Cost of supportive services other than those approved by the 

Secretary concerned;

    (iv) Modernization, renovation or new construction of a building or 

facility, including kitchens;

    (v) Any costs related to the development of the application and plan 

of operations before the effective date of CHSP grant award;

    (vi) Emergency medical services and ongoing and regular care from 

doctors and nurses, including but not limited to administering 

medication, purchase of medical supplies, equipment and medications, 

overnight nursing services, and other institutional forms of service, 

care or support;

    (vii) Occupational therapy and vocational rehabilitation services; 

or

    (viii) Other items defined as unallowable costs elsewhere in this 

part, in CHSP grant agreement, and OMB Circular A-87 or 122.

    (c) Administrative cost limitation. Grantees are subject to the 

limitation in section 802(j)(4).