(a) Limitation on use of funds. Grant funds may be used only for:
(1) The allowable costs of the grantees, subgrantees and cost-type contractors, including allowable costs in the form of payments to fixed-price contractors; and
(2) Reasonable fees or profit to cost-type contractors but not any fee or profit (or other increment above allowable costs) to the grantee or subgrantee.
(b) Applicable cost principles. For each kind of organization, there is a set of Federal principles for determining allowable costs. Allowable costs will be determined in accordance with the cost principles applicable to the organization incurring the costs. The following chart lists the kinds of organizations and the applicable cost principles.
| For the costs of a—
| Use the principles in—
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| State, local or Indian tribal government | OMB Circular A-87.
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| Private nonprofit organization other than an (1) institution of higher education, (2) hospital, or (3) organization named in OMB Circular A-122 as not subject to that circular | OMB Circular A-122.
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| Educational institutions. | OMB Circular A-21.
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| For-profit organization other than a hospital and an organization named in OBM Circular A-122 as not subject to that circular | 48 CFR part 31. Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, or uniform cost accounting standards that comply with cost principles acceptable to the Federal agency.
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| For-profit organization other than a hospital and an organization named in OMB Circular A-122 as not subject to that circular. | 48 CFR 931.2
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| Hospitals | 45 CFR part 74, Appendix E |