20 C.F.R. § 641.850 Are there other specific allowable and unallowable cost requirements for the SCSEP?
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) Yes, in addition to the generally applicable cost principles in §641.847(b), the cost principles in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section apply to SCSEP grants. (b) Claims against the Government. For all types of entities, legal expenses for the prosecution of claims against the Federal Government, including appeals to an Administrative Law Judge, are unallowable. (c) Lobbying costs. In addition to the prohibition contained in 29 CFR part 93, SCSEP funds must not be used to pay any salaries or expenses related to any activity designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress of the United States or any State legislature. (See §641.824). (d) One-Stop Costs. Costs of participating as a required partner in the One-Stop delivery system established in accordance with section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 are allowable, provided that SCSEP services and funding are provided in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding required by the Workforce Investment Act and section 502(b)(1)(O) of the Older Americans Act, and costs are determined in accordance with the applicable cost principles. (e) Building repairs and acquisition costs. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this section and as an exception to the allowable cost principles in §641.847(b), no SCSEP funds may be used for the purchase, construction, or renovation of any building except for the labor involved in: (1) Minor remodeling of a public building necessary to make it suitable for use for project purposes; (2) Minor repair and rehabilitation of publicly used facilities for the general benefit of the community; and (3) Minor repair and rehabilitation by participants of housing occupied by persons with low incomes who are declared eligible for such services by authorized local agencies. (f) Accessibility and reasonable accommodation. Recipients and subrecipients may use SCSEP funds to meet their obligations under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and any other applicable Federal disability nondiscrimination laws to provide physical and programmatic accessibility and reasonable accommodation/modifications for, and effective communications with, individuals with disabilities. (29 U.S.C. 794). (g) Participants' fringe benefit costs. Recipients and subrecipients may use SCSEP funds for participant fringe benefit costs only under the conditions set forth in §641.565.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 641—PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Subpart H—Administrative Requirements
§ 641.850 Are there other specific allowable and unallowable cost requirements for the SCSEP?
