---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2552.93"
title: "45"
number: "2552.93"
heading: "What are a sponsor's legal requirements in managing grants?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2552.93"
---

# §2552.93. What are a sponsor's legal requirements in managing grants?


What rules govern a sponsor's management of grants?

- (a) A sponsor shall manage a grant in accordance with:
  - (1) The Act;
  - (2) Regulations in this part;
  - (3) 2 CFR part [200](/cfr/2/part200.md) and [2](/cfr/2/part2.md) CFR [part 2205](/cfr/45/part2205.md);
  - (4) All applicable AmeriCorps policies; and
  - (5) **All other applicable AmeriCorps requirements.**
- (b) Project support provided under a AmeriCorps grant shall be furnished at the lowest possible cost consistent with the effective operation of the project.
- (c) Volunteer expense items, including transportation, meals, recognition activities and items purchased at the volunteers' own expense and which are not reimbursed, are not allowable as contributions to the non-Federal share of the budget.
- (d) Costs to bring a sponsor into basic compliance with accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities are not allowable costs.
- (e) Payments to settle discrimination complaints, either through a settlement agreement or formal adjudication, are not allowable costs.
- (f) **Written AmeriCorps approval is required for the following changes in the approved grant—**
  - (1) **Reduction in budgeted volunteer service years.**
  - (2) **Change in the service area.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[79 FR 76077, Dec. 19, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 64653, Dec. 17, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[79 FR 76077, Dec. 19, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 64653, Dec. 17, 2018]