20 C.F.R. § 641.870 Under what circumstances may the administrative cost limitation be increased?
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) SCSEP recipients may request that the Department increase the amount available for administrative costs. The Department may honor the request if: (1) The Department determines that it is necessary to carry out the project; and (2) The recipient demonstrates that: (i) Major administrative cost increases are being incurred in necessary program components, including liability insurance, payments for workers' compensation, costs associated with achieving unsubsidized placement goals, and other operation requirements imposed by the Department; (ii) The number of employment positions in the project or the number of minority eligible individuals participating in the project will decline if the amount available for paying the cost of administration is not increased; or (iii) The size of the project is so small that the amount of administrative expenses incurred to carry out the project necessarily exceeds 13.5 percent of the amount for such project. (OAA sec. 502(c)(3)). (b) A request by a recipient or prospective recipient for an increase in the amount available for administrative costs may be submitted as part of the grant application or as a separate submission at any time after the grant award.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 641—PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Subpart H—Administrative Requirements
§ 641.870 Under what circumstances may the administrative cost limitation be increased?
