{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-81.30","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 81.30","heading":"Basis for recovery of funds.","body":"(a) Subject to the provisions of § 81.31, an authorized Departmental official requires a recipient to return funds to the Department if—\n(1) The recipient made an unallowable expenditure of funds under a grant or cooperative agreement; or\n(2) The recipient otherwise failed to discharge its obligation to account properly for funds under a grant or cooperative agreement.\n(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.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 81—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT—ENFORCEMENT","Subpart B—Hearings for Recovery of Funds"],"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":"e662a087b1952a1ac74168018ed9eb3d780defc1fe87ac70771c5d555145a2a8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-81.20","next":"us/34-cfr-81.31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}