---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 75.261"
title: "34"
number: "75.261"
heading: "Extension of a project period."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/75.261"
---

# §75.261. Extension of a project period.

- (a) **One-time extension of project period without prior approval.** A grantee may extend the project period of an award one time, for a period up to 12 months, without the prior approval of the Secretary, if—
  - (1) The grantee meets the requirements for extension in [2 CFR 200.308(e)(2)](/cfr/2/200.308.md?p=e-2); and
  - (2) **The extension is not otherwise prohibited by statute, regulation, or the conditions of an award.**
- (b) **Extension of project period with prior approval.** At the conclusion of the project period extension authorized under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, or in any case in which a project period extension is not authorized under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, a grantee, with prior approval of the Secretary, may extend a project for an additional period if—
  - (1) The extension is not otherwise prohibited by statute, regulations, or the conditions of an award;
  - (2) The extension does not involve the obligation of additional Federal funds;
  - (3) The extension is to carry out the approved objectives and scope of the project; and
  - (4)
    - (i) The Secretary determines that, due to special or unusual circumstances applicable to a class of grantees, the project periods for the grantees should be extended; or
    - (ii)
      - (A) The Secretary determines that special or unusual circumstances would delay completion of the project beyond the end of the project period;
      - (B) The grantee requests an extension of the project period at least 45 calendar days before the end of the project period; and
      - (C) The grantee provides a written statement, before the end of the project period, of the reasons the extension is appropriate under [paragraph (b)(4)(ii)(A)](#b-4-ii-A) of this section and the period for which the project extension is requested.
- (c) **Waiver.** The Secretary may waive the requirement in [paragraph (b)(4)(ii)](#b-4-ii) of this section if—
  - (1) The grantee could not reasonably have known of the need for the extension on or before the start of the 45-day period; or
  - (2) **The failure to give notice on or before the start of the 45-day period was unavoidable.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 70329, Aug. 29, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474, unless otherwise noted. Section 75.263 also issued under 2 CFR 200.308(e)(1). Section 75.617 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3504, 3505. Section 75.740 also issued under 20 U.S.C. 1232g and 1232h.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980.

### Amendments

[89 FR 70329, Aug. 29, 2024]