---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 644.30"
title: "34"
number: "644.30"
heading: "What are allowable costs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/644.30"
---

# §644.30. What are allowable costs?


The cost principles that apply to the Educational Opportunity Centers program are in [2 CFR part 200](/cfr/2/part200.md), subpart E. Allowable costs include the following if they are reasonably related to the objectives of the project:

- (a) Transportation, meals, and, with specific prior approval of the Secretary, lodging for participants and project staff for—
  - (1) Visits to postsecondary educational institutions;
  - (2) Participation in “College Day” activities; and
  - (3) Field trips for participants to observe and meet with persons who are employed in various career fields and can act as role models for participants.
- (b) **Purchase of testing materials and test preparation programs for participants.**
- (c) Fees required for admission applications for postsecondary education, college entrance examinations, or alternative education examinations if—
  - (1) A waiver is unavailable; and
  - (2) **The fee is paid by the grantee to a third party on behalf of a participant.**
- (d) **In-service training of project staff.**
- (e) **Rental of space if—**
  - (1) Space is not available at the site of the grantee; and
  - (2) **The rented space is not owned by the grantee.**
- (f) Purchase, lease, or rental of computer hardware, software, and other equipment, service agreements for such equipment, and supplies for participant development, project administration, or project recordkeeping.

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 2658, Jan. 18, 1994, as amended at 75 FR 65783, Oct. 26, 2010; 79 FR 76102, Dec. 19, 2014]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-16, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 2658, Jan. 18, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[59 FR 2658, Jan. 18, 1994, as amended at 75 FR 65783, Oct. 26, 2010; 79 FR 76102, Dec. 19, 2014]