Basis for recovery of funds.
34 C.F.R. § 81.30
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) Subject to the provisions of § 81.31, an authorized Departmental official requires a recipient to return funds to the Department if—
(1) The recipient made an unallowable expenditure of funds under a grant or cooperative agreement; or
(2) The recipient otherwise failed to discharge its obligation to account properly for funds under a grant or cooperative agreement.
(b) An authorized Departmental offcial may base a decision to require a recipient to return funds upon an audit report, an investigative report, a monitoring report, or any other evidence.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-34.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
