34 C.F.R. Subpart E—What Conditions Apply to a Grantee Under This Program?
Title 34 - Education
(a) Federal share. Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the Federal share may not be more than 90 percent of the total cost of the project. (b) Non-Federal share. The non-Federal share of the cost of the project may be in cash or in kind, fairly valued. (c) Waiver of non-Federal share. In order to carry out the purposes of the program, the Secretary may waive the non-Federal share requirement, in part or in whole, only if the applicant demonstrates that it does not have sufficient resources to contribute the non-Federal share of the cost of the project. (Authority: Secs. 12(c) and 130(a) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 750(a)) [52 FR 30556, Aug. 14, 1987] (a) In addition to those allowable costs established in EDGAR §§75.530–75.534, the following items are allowable costs under this program— (1) Expenditures for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services and for the administration, including staff development, of a program of vocational rehabilitation services. (2) Expenditures for services reflecting the cultural background of the American Indians being served, including treatment provided by native healing practitioners who are recognized as such by the tribal vocational rehabilitation program when the services are necessary to assist an individual with disabilities to achieve his or her vocational rehabilitation objective. (b) Expenditures may not be made under this program to cover the costs of providing vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities not residing on Federal or State reservations. (Authority: Secs. 12(c) and 130(a) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 750(a)) [46 FR 5423, Jan. 19, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 30555, Aug. 14, 1987; 59 FR 8337, Feb. 18, 1994] (a) Directly or by contract. A grantee under this part may provide the vocational rehabilitation services directly or it may contract or otherwise enter into an agreement with a designated State unit, a community rehabilitation program, or another agency to assist in the implementation of the vocational rehabilitation service program for American Indians with disabilities. (b) Inter-tribal agreement. A grantee under this part may enter into an inter-tribal arrangement with governing bodies of other Indian tribes for carrying out a project that serves more than one Indian tribe. (c) Comparable service program. To the maximum extent feasible, services provided by a grantee under this part must be comparable to rehabilitation service provided under this title to other individuals with disabilities residing in the State. (Authority: Secs. 12(c) and 130 of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 750) [52 FR 30556, Aug. 14, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 8337, 8338, Feb. 18, 1994] (a) Any American Indian with disabilities who is eligible for service under this program but who wishes to be provided service by the designated State unit must be referred to the State unit for such services. (b) Preference in employment in connection with the provision of vocational rehabilitation services under this section must be given to American Indians, with a special priority being given to American Indians with disabilities. (c) The provisions of sections 5, 6, 7, and 102(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act also apply under this program. These provisions relate to grant reporting and audit requirements, maintenance of records, access to records, availability of required reports and information to Indian people served or represented, repayment of unexpended Federal funds, criminal activities involving grants, penalties, wage and labor standards, preference requirements for American Indians in the conduct and administration of the grant, and requirements affecting requests of tribal organizations to enter into contracts. For purposes of applying these requirements to this program, the Secretary carries out those responsibilities assigned to the Secretary of Interior. (Authority: Secs. 12(c) and 130(b)(2) of the Act; 29 U.S.C. 711(c) and 750(b)(2)) [46 FR 5423, Jan. 19, 1981, as amended at 52 FR 30555, Aug. 14, 1987; 59 FR 8337, Feb. 18, 1994]
Title 34: Education
PART 371—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE PROJECTS FOR AMERICAN INDIANS WITH DISABILITIES
Subpart E—What Conditions Apply to a Grantee Under This Program?
§ 371.40 What are the matching requirements?
§ 371.41 What are allowable costs?
§ 371.42 How are services to be administered under this program?
§ 371.43 What other special conditions apply to this program?
