§ 57.1808 - For what purposes may grant funds be spent?

(a) A grantee shall only spend funds it receives under this subpart according to the approved application and budget, the authorizing legislation, terms and conditions of the grant award, applicable cost principles specified in subpart Q of 45 CFR part 74, and these regulations.

(b) Any balance of federally-obligated grant funds remaining unobligated by the grantee at the end of a budget period may be carried forward provided specific approval is granted by the Secretary. If at any time during the budget period it becomes apparent to the Secretary that the amount of Federal funds provided and made available to the grantee for that period, including any unobligated balance carried forward from prior periods, exceeds the grantee's needs for the period, the Secretary may adjust the amounts provided by withdrawing the excess. A budget period is an interval of time (usually 12 months) into which the project period is divided for funding and reporting purposes.

(c) The grantee may spend grant funds to provide one round trip for each individual in the program between his or her residence and the training site if:

(1) The training site is beyond a reasonable commuting distance and requires the individual to establish a temporary new residence; and

(2) The educational assistance is not offered at a time when the individual would be at the training site as a student in a regular course of education leading to a high school diploma, associate degree, undergraduate degree, or degree in the health or allied health professions.

(d) The grantee may spend grant funds to pay individuals in the program a stipend when the grantee determines that:

(1) The condition in paragraph (c)(2) of this section exists;

(2) No other Federal financial assistance program is authorized to provide this support; and

(3) The individual needs this support to participate in the program.

(e) The grantee may not spend grant funds to pay tuition or fees, train program staff, retrain health professionals, or for sectarian instruction, or for any religious purpose.