Ineligible uses of grant and Matching Funds.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

Federal procurement standards prohibit transactions that involve a real or apparent Conflict of Interest for owners, employees, officers, agents, or (a) Support costs for services or goods going to or coming from a person or entity with a real or apparent Conflict of Interest, except as specifically noted for limited in-kind Matching Funds in § 4284.925(a) and (b); (b) Pay costs for scenarios with noncompetitive trade practices; (c) Plan, repair, rehabilitate, acquire, or construct a building or facility (including a processing facility); (d) Purchase, lease purchase, or install fixed equipment, including processing equipment; (e) Purchase or repair vehicles, including boats; (f) Pay for the preparation of the grant application; (g) Pay expenses not directly related to the funded project for the processing and marketing of the Value-Added Agricultural Product; (h) Fund research and development; (i) Fund political or lobbying activities; (j) Fund any activities prohibited by 2 CFR parts 200 through 400, and 48 CFR subpart 31.2; (k) Fund architectural or engineering design work; (l) Fund expenses related to the production of any Agricultural Commodity or product, including, but not limited to production planning, purchase of seed or rootstock or other production inputs, labor for cultivation or harvesting crops, and delivery of raw commodity to a processing facility; (m) Conduct activities on behalf of anyone other than a specifically identified Independent Producer or group of

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 4284.926