Current through August 30, 2024
(a) A grantee shall not earn a profit on a
Corporation grant. A grantee may use money received from a grant only to pay a
cost described in this section. A grantee may make a payment under this section
only:
(1) in accordance with the limitations
established in this section;
(2) if
the Corporation determines that payment of the cost is necessary for the
accomplishment of the objectives of the grant project; and
(3) if the cost is reflected in the budget of
the grant project.
(b) A
grantee may pay the following costs under (a) of this section:
(1) telephone, postage, telegram and other
communication costs;
(2) the cost
of insurance premiums, including but not limited to insurance premiums for
employee health, hazard, malpractice, and other liability insurance coverage
for personnel, vehicles, and activities of the grant project;
(3) registration fees for symposiums and
seminars;
(4) membership dues in
professional organizations;
(5)
tuition and related costs for training an employee if the grantee obtains
approval from the Corporation for the grantee's written training
plan;
(6) the cost of providing
training services for persons other than employees;
(7) bonding costs;
(8) equipment purchase costs subject to
15 AAC 154.715 and
15 AAC 154.725;
(9) equipment maintenance and repair
costs;
(10) the cost of
transporting equipment from one grantee to another;
(11) the cost of supplies; and
(12) the cost of an audit if the scope of the
audit is defined in accordance with appropriate federal or state law or
regulations.
(c) A
grantee may pay for fees, transportation expenses, and lodging or subsistence
expenses of consultants under (a) of this section. However, a grantee may not
pay these costs under (a) of this section to any employee of the grantee if it
will result in double compensation to the employee or to the grantee for
services or hours provided by the employee. Before paying a cost under this
subsection, the grantee must establish written policies which provide, at a
minimum, that:
(1) the consultant's services
must be essential to the grant project and cannot be provided by a person whose
salary is paid, in whole or in part, with money from the grantee's
grant;
(2) the grantee will
establish and use a selection process to secure the most qualified consultant
available;
(3) the selection of the
consultant will be approved by a senior officer employed by the grantee;
and
(4) the consultant's fee must
be appropriate considering the qualifications of the consultant, the
consultant's normal fees, and the nature of the services rendered by the
consultant.
(d) A
grantee may pay for travel expenses under (a) of this section. If the grantee
has a written travel policy that is more restrictive than this subsection, the
grantee may pay no more for the travel expenses under (a) of this section than
the amount that is allowed under that policy. For air travel, the expenses paid
under (a) of this section may not include first-class seating or travel on a
carrier other than a United States carrier unless no other form of air travel
is available. For travel outside of the state of Alaska, the grantee must
obtain the prior approval of the Corporation. A grantee may pay for travel
expenses under (a) of this section only to the extent that the travel expenses
do not exceed the greater of:
(1) the basic
reimbursement for travel expenses and the basic lodging and meal allowances
allowed under the Corporation travel policies that are in effect at the time
that the Corporation awards the grant;
(2) the actual costs, not including
gratuities, of moderately-priced accommodations and meals; or
(3) for a project that includes funding under
a federal grant to the grantee or federal contract with the grantee, the costs
allowable under the federal grant.
(e) A grantee may pay tax expenses under (a)
of this section. However, these expenses may not include taxes from which the
grantee is exempt.
(f) A grantee
may pay the following costs under (a) of this section only after receiving
approval from the Corporation for the cost:
(1) the cost of advertising and
public-awareness activities if the grantee assumes sole responsibility for
their content;
(2) the cost of
legal services;
(3) salaries,
wages, overtime, and fringe benefits paid to employees of the grant project,
subject to (g) - (h) of this section;
(4) the cost of rental or lease of facilities
and equipment;
(5) the cost of
altering or renovating a building for the grantee's use if:
(A) the building has a usable life consistent
with the objectives of the grant project, is architecturally suitable for
conversation, and conforms with federal law and regulations governing access by
the persons with physical disabilities;
(B) the space involved will actually be
occupied by the grant project or part of the grant project; and
(C) the grantee secures a lease for the grant
period if the grantee does not own the building;
(6) the cost of acquiring or constructing a
building.
(g) A payment
under (f)(3) of this section may include payment for leave accumulated by an
employee during the period of the grant in accordance with the written
employee-leave policy established by the grantee under
15 AAC 154.710.
(h) A grantee may, under (a) of this section,
pay for costs other than those described in (a) - (h) of this section only
after receiving approval in writing from the Corporation prior to incurring the
cost.
The travel expense, lodging, and meal allowance
information, referred to in
15 AAC 154.775, may be obtained by
writing to the Supply and Logistics Department, Alaska Housing Finance
Corporation, P.O. Box 101020, Anchorage, Alaska 99510-1020.
With Register 179, October 2006 and under the authority of
AS
44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed
obsolete terminology concerning persons with disabilities in conformity with
ch. 25, SLA 2006.
Authority:AS
18.55.100
AS
18.56.088
