{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-75.515","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 75.515","heading":"Use of consultants.","body":"(a) Subject to Federal statutes and regulations, a grantee shall use its general policies and practices when it hires, uses, and pays a consultant as part of the project staff.\n(b) The grantee may not use its grant to pay a consultant unless:\n(1) There is a need in the project for the services of that consultant; and\n(2) The grantee cannot meet that need by using an employee rather than a consultant.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 75—DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS","Subpart E—What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"bce9a0c01328338321f13947bf7ba62ca2f76da8d8829eb672eb328e4258018f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-75.511","next":"us/34-cfr-75.516"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}