403.173—What expenses are allowable?
The State board shall use funds awarded under the Business-Labor-Education Partnership for Training Program only for—
(a)
Expenses incurred in carrying out the programs, services, and activities described in § 403.170, including, for example, expenses for—
(1)
The introduction of new vocational education programs, particularly in economically depressed urban and rural areas;
(2)
The introduction or improvement of basic skills instruction, including English-as-a-second-language instruction, in order for an individual to be eligible for employment, to continue employment, or to be eligible for career advancement;
(3)
Costs associated with coordination between vocational education programs, business, and industry, including advisory council meetings and newsletters; and
(4)
Transportation and child-care services for students necessary to ensure access of women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged individuals to projects, services, and activities authorized by the Business-Labor-Education Partnership for Training Program; and
(b)
(1)
Subject to paragraph (b)(2) of this section, expenditures for necessary and reasonable administrative costs of the State board and of eligible partners.
(2)
Total expenditures for administrative costs of the State board and of eligible partners may not exceed 10 percent of the State's allotment for this program in the first year and five percent of that allotment in each subsequent year.