---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 646.31"
title: "34"
number: "646.31"
heading: "What are unallowable costs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/646.31"
---

# §646.31. What are unallowable costs?


Costs that may not be charged against a grant under the Student Support Services Program include, but are not limited to, the following:

- (a) **Costs involved in recruiting students for enrollment at the institution.**
- (b) Tuition, fees, stipends, and other forms of direct financial support, except for Grant aid under [§ 646.30(i)](/cfr/34/646.30.md?p=i) for staff or participants.
- (c) **Research not directly related to the evaluation or improvement of the project.**
- (d) **Construction, renovation, or remodeling of any facilities.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, as amended at 75 FR 65794, Oct. 26, 2010]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-14, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 38537, July 24, 1996, as amended at 75 FR 65794, Oct. 26, 2010]