Section 6.308 - Allowable Subrecipient Administrative and Program Services Costs(a) Funds available for Subrecipient administrative activities will be calculated by the Department as a percentage of direct services Expenditures. Administrative costs shall not exceed the maximum percentage of total direct services Expenditures, as indicated in the Contract. All other administrative costs, exclusive of administrative costs for program services, must be paid with nonfederal funds. Allowable administrative costs for administrative activities includes costs for general administration and coordination of CEAP, and all indirect (or overhead) costs, and activities as described in paragraphs (1) - (7) of this subsection: (6) Audit (limited to percentage of the contract expenditures, excluding training/travel costs as indicated in the Contract); and(7) Office space (limited to percentage of the contract expenditures, excluding training/travel costs as indicated in the Contract).(b) Program Services costs shall not exceed the maximum percentage of total direct services Expenditures, as indicated in the Contract. Program Services costs are allowable when associated with providing customer direct services. Program services costs may include outreach activities and expenditures on the information technology and computerization needed for tracking or monitoring required by CEAP, and activities as described in paragraphs (1) - (9) of this subsection: (1) Direct administrative cost associated with providing the customer direct service;(2) Salaries and fringe benefits cost for staff providing program services;(8) Rental of office space; and(9) Staff time to provide energy conservation education, needs assessments, and referrals.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 6.308
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 48, November 25, 2016, TexReg 9290, eff. 12/4/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 31, August 4, 2017, TexReg 3876, eff. 8/7/2017; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 52, December 27, 2019, TexReg 8265, eff. 1/1/2020; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 48, November 26, 2021, TexReg 8027, eff. 12/2/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 51, December 23, 2022, TexReg 8531, eff. 1/1/2023