---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 75.564"
title: "34"
number: "75.564"
heading: "Reimbursement of indirect costs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/75.564"
---

# §75.564. Reimbursement of indirect costs.

- (a) Reimbursement of indirect costs is subject to the availability of funds and statutory or administrative restrictions.
- (b) The application of the negotiated indirect cost rate (determination of the direct cost base) or cost allocation plan (charging methodology) must be in accordance with the agreement/plan approved by the grantee's cognizant agency.
- (c) **Indirect cost reimbursement is not allowable under grants for—**
  - (1) Fellowships and similar awards if Federal financing is exclusively in the form of fixed amounts such as scholarships, stipend allowances, or the tuition and fees of an institution;
  - (2) Construction grants;
  - (3) Grants to individuals;
  - (4) Grants to organizations located outside the territorial limits of the United States;
  - (5) Grants to Federal organizations; and
  - (6) **Grants made exclusively to support conferences.**
- (d) Indirect cost reimbursement on grants received under programs with statutory restrictions or other limitations on indirect costs must be made in accordance with the restrictions in [34 CFR 76.564 through 76.569](/cfr/34/76.564..76.569.md) and other applicable restrictions.
- (e)
  - (1) Indirect costs for a group of eligible parties (See [§§ 75.127 through 75.129](/cfr/34/75.127..75.129.md)) are limited to the amount derived by applying the rate of the applicant, or a restricted rate when applicable, to the direct cost base of the grant in keeping with the terms of the applicant's federally recognized indirect cost rate agreement and program requirements.
  - (2) If a group of eligible parties applies for a training grant under the group application procedures in [§§ 75.127 through 75.129](/cfr/34/75.127..75.129.md), the grant funds allocated among the members of the group are not considered subawards for the purposes of applying the indirect cost rate in [§ 75.562(c)](/cfr/34/75.562.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 72 FR 69148, Dec. 7, 2007; 89 FR 70331, 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

[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 72 FR 69148, Dec. 7, 2007; 89 FR 70331, Aug. 29, 2024]