---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1486.402"
title: "7"
number: "1486.402"
heading: "Ineligible cost share."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1486.402"
---

# §1486.402. Ineligible cost share.

- (a) **The following are not eligible as cost share—**
  - (1) Normal operating expenses and other costs not directly related to the project;
  - (2) Any portion of salary or compensation of an individual who is the target of an approved project activity;
  - (3) The cost of insuring articles owned by private individuals;
  - (4) The cost of product development, product modification, or product research;
  - (5) Slotting fees or similar sales expenditures;
  - (6) Funds, services, capital goods, or personnel provided by any U.S. Government agency;
  - (7) The value of any services generated by a Recipient or a third party that involve no expenditure by the Recipient or third party, e.g., free publicity;
  - (8) The cost of developing any application/proposal for EMP funding;
  - (9) Membership fees in clubs and social organizations; and
  - (10) **Any expenditure for an activity prior to CCC's approval of that activity.**
- (b) CCC shall determine, at CCC's discretion, whether any cost not expressly listed in this section may be included as an eligible cost share.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 5623, 5662-5663.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 69986, Dec. 20, 2019, unless otherwise noted.