[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 45CFR96.14]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 96_BLOCK GRANTS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_General Procedures

 

Sec.  96.14  Time period for obligation and expenditure of grant funds.



    (a) Obligations. Amounts unobligated by the State at the end of the 

fiscal year in which they were first allotted shall remain available for 

obligation during the succeeding fiscal year for all block grants 

except:

    (1) Primary care. Amounts are available only if the Secretary 

determines that the State acted in accordance with section 1926(a)(1) of 

the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300y-5(a)(1)) and there is good 

cause for funds remaining unobligated.

    (2) Low-income home energy assistance. Regular LIHEAP block grant 

funds authorized under section 2602(b) of Public Law 97-35 (42 U.S.C. 

8621(b)) are available only in accordance with section 2607(b)(2)(B) of 

Public Law 97-35 (42 U.S.C. 8626(b)(2)(B)), as follows. From allotments 

for fiscal year 1982 through fiscal year 1984, a maximum of 25 percent 

may be held available for the next



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fiscal year. From allotments for fiscal year 1985 through fiscal year 

1990, a maximum of 15 percent of the amount payable to a grantee and not 

transferred to another block grant according to section 2604(f) of 

Public Law 97-35 (42 U.S.C. 8623(f)) may be held available for the next 

fiscal year. From allotments for fiscal year 1991 through fiscal year 

1993, a maximum of 10 percent of the amount payable to a grantee and not 

transferred to another block grant according to section 2604(f) of 

Public Law 97-35 (42 U.S.C. 8623(f)) may be held available for the next 

fiscal year. Beginning with allotments for fiscal year 1994, a maximum 

of 10 percent of the amount payable to a grantee may be held available 

for the next fiscal year. No funds may be obligated after the end of the 

fiscal year following the fiscal year for which they were allotted.

    (b) Expenditure. No limitations exist on the time for expenditure of 

block grant funds, except those imposed by statute with respect to the 

community services, maternal and child health services, and social 

services block grants.



[47 FR 29486, July 6, 1982; 47 FR 43062, Sept. 30, 1982, as amended at 

52 FR 37965, Oct. 13, 1987; 60 FR 21357, May 1, 1995]