---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 645.41"
title: "34"
number: "645.41"
heading: "What are unallowable costs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/645.41"
---

# §645.41. What are unallowable costs?


Costs that may not be charged against a grant under this program include the following:

- (a) **Research not directly related to the evaluation or improvement of the project.**
- (b) Meals for staff except as provided in § [645.40 (d)](/cfr/34/645.40.md?p=d) and [(m)](/cfr/34/645.40.md?p=m) and in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section.
- (c) Room and board for administrative and instructional staff personnel who do not have responsibility for dormitory supervision of project participants during a residential summer component unless these costs are approved by the Secretary.
- (d) **Room and board for participants in Veterans Upward Bound projects.**
- (e) **Construction, renovation or remodeling of any facilities.**
- (f) Tuition, stipends, or any other form of student financial aid for project staff beyond that provided to employees of the grantee as part of its regular fringe benefit package.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-13, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 4748, Jan. 24, 1995, unless otherwise noted.