---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 309.155"
title: "45"
number: "309.155"
heading: "What uses of Tribal IV-D program funds are not allowable?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/309.155"
---

# §309.155. What uses of Tribal IV-D program funds are not allowable?


Federal IV-D funds may not be used for:

- (a) Activities related to administering other programs, including those under the Social Security Act;
- (b) Construction and major renovations;
- (c) Expenditures for jailing of parents in Tribal IV-D cases;
- (d) The cost of legal counsel for indigent defendants in Tribal IV-D program actions;
- (e) The cost of guardians ad litem in Tribal IV-D cases;
- (f) Any expenditures under [§ 309.121](/cfr/45/309.121.md) for subsidized employment or payment of cash, checks, reimbursements, or any other form of payment that can be legally converted to currency provided to the noncustodial parent; and
- (g) All other costs that are not reasonable, necessary, and allocable to Tribal IV-D programs, under the costs principles in 2 CFR parts [200](/cfr/2/part200.md) and [300](/cfr/2/part300.md), subpart E.

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 85 FR 35208, June 9, 2020; 89 FR 9793, Feb. 12, 2024; 89 FR 80072, Oct. 2, 2024; 89 FR 100810, Dec. 13, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 655(f) and 1302.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 16672, Mar. 30, 2004, as amended at 85 FR 35208, June 9, 2020; 89 FR 9793, Feb. 12, 2024; 89 FR 80072, Oct. 2, 2024; 89 FR 100810, Dec. 13, 2024]