---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 C.F.R. § 200.454"
title: "2"
number: "200.454"
heading: "Memberships, subscriptions, and professional activity costs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/2/200.454"
---

# §200.454. Memberships, subscriptions, and professional activity costs.

- (a) Costs of the recipient's or subrecipient's membership in business, technical, and professional organizations are allowable.
- (b) Costs of the recipient's or subrecipient's subscriptions to business, professional, and technical periodicals are allowable.
- (c) **Costs of membership in any civic or community organization are allowable.**
- (d) **Costs of membership in any country club or social or dining club or organization are unallowable.**
- (e) **Costs of membership in organizations whose primary purpose is lobbying are unallowable.** See [§ 200.450](/cfr/2/200.450.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 503; 31 U.S.C. 6101-6106; 31 U.S.C. 6307; 31 U.S.C. 7501-7507.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30136, Apr. 22, 2024, unless otherwise noted.