---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 75.525"
title: "34"
number: "75.525"
heading: "Conflict of interest: Participation in a project."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/75.525"
---

# §75.525. Conflict of interest: Participation in a project.

- (a) A grantee may not permit a person to participate in an administrative decision regarding a project if:
  - (1) The decision is likely to benefit that person or a member of his or her immediate family; and
  - (2) **The person—**
    - (i) Is a public official; or
    - (ii) **Has a family or business relationship with the grantee.**
- (b) A grantee may not permit any person participating in the project to use his or her position for a purpose that is—or gives the appearance of being—motivated by a desire for a private financial gain for that person or for others.

## Notes

### 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.