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enable the trainee to complete the training program.

(c) For the Allied Health Training Institute program:

(1) Be qualified to practice as one of the following:

Clinical Psychologist
Cytotechnologist
Dental Assistant

Dental Hygienist

Dental Laboratory Technician
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Medical Assistant

Medical Record Administrator
Medical Technologist "
Occupational Therapist

Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Orthotic/Prosthetic Technician
Physical Therapist

Primary Care Physician Assistant Radiation Therapy Technologist Radiologic Technician/Technologist Respiratory Therapy Technician/ Therapist

Sanitarian'

Speech Pathologist/Audiologist
Vision Care Technician "

(2) Be appointed effective the first day of required attendance and terminate on the last day of each offering or session of the institute.

(d) The following individuals are ineligible for traineeship support:

(1) Full-time Federal employees unless they are on leave without pay status;

(2) The program director, financial officer or the official authorized to represent the grantee institution with respect to an application for a grant under this subpart; or

(3) Individuals receiving lecture fees, salary, travel expenses, or any other form of payment as a member of the

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"Limited to persons qualified as medical technologist generalists and does not include those persons qualified only in a clinical laboratory specialty.

'Limited to graduates of baccalaureate level educational programs or to those who are State registered sanitarians or possess the professional qualifications necessary for registration under any of the State registration acts.

Includes persons prepared as an ophthalmic assistant, ophthalmic dispenser, ophthalmic optician, optometric technician, low vision technician, orthoptist, and contact lens technician.

grantee training program staff or faculty.

§ 58.508 What stipends and allowances will be available to trainees?

(a) Within the limits for stipends and allowances prescribed by the Secretary, the grantee may pay each trainee the stipend and allowance which the grantee determines is required to enable the trainee to pursue the training program.

(b) A grantee may not pay stipends from grant funds to a trainee who currently receives any Federal educational award, other than educational assistance under the Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act.

(c) For Allied Health Advanced Traineeship grants:

(1) The grantee may pay a trainee an allowance for travel from his or her residence to the training site from grant funds only in cases of extreme need and only upon prior written approval from the Secretary.

(2) The grantee may pay a trainee an allowance from grant funds for travel for field training which is at a site beyond reasonable commuting distance and which requires the trainee to establish a temporary new residence. No allowance shall be paid for daily commuting from the new place of residence to the field training headquarters.

(3) The grantee may pay the trainee an allowance from grant funds for domestic travel to conduct research to meet dissertation requirements, upon prior approval of the Secretary.

(d) For Allied Health Training Institute programs:

(1) The grantee may pay stipends from grant funds only to trainees who must temporarily change their place of residence to attend the training

program.

(2) The grantee may pay stipends from grant funds only for days of instruction during which the trainee receives a minimum of 6 hours of formal instruction, except that during the first and last days of the training session the trainee must receive a minimum of 3 hours during the day.

§ 58.509 Termination of traineeship.

(a) The grantee shall terminate a traineeship upon request of the trainee.

(b) The grantee shall terminate any traineeship if the trainee is no longer enrolled full time in the training program for which the trainee was receiving a traineeship under this subpart or fails to maintain the level of academic standing required by the institution's standards and practices for full-time enrollment.

§ 58.510 Purposes for which grant funds may be spent.

(a) Any funds granted under this subpart must be spent solely for providing traineeships to eligible individuals in accordance with section 797 of the Act, the regulations of this subpart, the approved applications, and the terms and conditions of the award. (b) Expenditures are limited to:

(1) payment of stipends in accordance with § 58.508,

(2) tuition and fees in accordance with the established rates of the institution except as limited by the Secretary, and

(3) transportation allowances in accordance with § 58.508.

(c) In the case of Advanced Traineeship grants, any unobligated grant funds remaining in the grant account at the close of a budget period may be carried forward and be available for obligation during subsequent budget periods of the project period. The amount of a subsequent award will take into consideration the amount remaining in the grant account.

(d) At the end of the period of grant support, any unobligated grant funds remaining in the grant account must be refunded to the Federal Government.

§ 58.511 What prohibitions against discrimination are applicable to training programs funded under this subpart? (a) Recipients of grants under this subpart are advised that in addition to the terms and conditions of these regulations, the following laws and regulations are applicable to the administration of these grant awards:

(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and its implementing regulation, 45 CFR Part 80 (prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs on the grounds of race, color or national origin);

(2) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and its implementing regulation, 45 CFR Part 86 (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted education programs);

(3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and its implementing regulation 45 CFR Part 84 (prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs on the basis of handicap);

(4) Section 704 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 292d) and its implementing regulation, 45 CFR 83 (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in admission of individuals to training programs).

(b) The grantee may not discriminate on the basis of religion in the admission of individuals to its training programs or in the award of traineeships.

§ 58.512 How the grantee must account for the grants received by it.

(a) Accounting for grant award payments. The grantee must record all payments made by the Secretary in accounting records separate from the records of all other funds, including funds derived from other grant awards. The grantee must account for the sum total of all amounts paid by presenting or otherwise making available evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of expenditures for costs meeting the requirements of this subpart.

(b) Grant closeout-(1) Date of final accounting. A grantee must submit, with respect to each grant under this subpart, a full account, in accordance with this subpart, as of the date of the termination of grant support. The Secretary may require other special and periodic accounting.

(2) Final settlement. The grantee must pay to the Federal Government as final settlement with respect to each grant under this subpart the total sum of

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§ 58.514 Records, audit, and inspection.

(a) Records. In addition to the applicable requirements of 45 CFR Part 74 the grantee must establish and maintain records as the Secretary may by regulation or order require, including records which completely disclose the amount and disposition of the total amount of funds received by the grantee for the project, the total cost of the project for which a grant was received, the total amount of that portion of the total cost of the project received by or allocated to the grantee from other sources, and other records as will facilitate an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

(b) Audit. The grantee is responsible for providing and paying for an annual financial audit of its books, accounts, financial records, files and other papers and property in accordance with the requirements of section 705(b) of the Act. The audit must be conducted by and certified to be accurate by an independent certified public accountant utilizing generally accepted auditing standards. A report of the audit must be filed with the Secretary at the time and in the manner as the Secretary may require.

(c) Inspection. The grantee must make available to the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives all such books, documents, papers, and records for examination, copying, or mechanical reproduction, on or off the premises of the grantee upon reasonable request.

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§ 58.509 Termination of traineeship.

(a) The grantee shall terminate a traineeship upon request of the trainee.

(b) The grantee shall terminate any traineeship if the trainee is no longer enrolled full time in the training program for which the trainee was receiving a traineeship under this subpart or fails to maintain the level of academic standing required by the institution's standards and practices for full-time enrollment.

§ 58.510 Purposes for which grant funds may be spent.

(a) Any funds granted under this subpart must be spent solely for providing traineeships to eligible individuals in accordance with section 797 of the Act, the regulations of this subpart, the approved applications, and the terms and conditions of the award. (b) Expenditures are limited to:

(1) payment of stipends in accordance with § 58.508,

(2) tuition and fees in accordance with the established rates of the institution except as limited by the Secretary, and

(3) transportation allowances in accordance with § 58.508.

(c) In the case of Advanced Traineeship grants, any unobligated grant funds remaining in the grant account at the close of a budget period may be carried forward and be available for obligation during subsequent budget periods of the project period. The amount of a subsequent award will take into consideration the amount remaining in the grant account.

(d) At the end of the period of grant support, any unobligated grant funds remaining in the grant account must be refunded to the Federal Government.

§ 58.511 What prohibitions against discrimination are applicable to training programs funded under this subpart? (a) Recipients of grants under this subpart are advised that in addition to the terms and conditions of these regulations, the following laws and regulations are applicable to the administration of these grant awards:

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(2) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and its implementing regulation, 45 CFR Part 86 (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted education programs);

(3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and its implementing regulation 45 CFR Part 84 (prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs on the basis of handicap);

(4) Section 704 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 292d) and its implementing regulation, 45 CFR 83 (prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in admission of individuals to training programs).

(b) The grantee may not discriminate on the basis of religion in the admission of individuals to its training programs or in the award of traineeships.

§ 58.512 How the grantee must account for the grants received by it.

(a) Accounting for grant award payments. The grantee must record all payments made by the Secretary in accounting records separate from the records of all other funds, including funds derived from other grant awards. The grantee must account for the sum total of all amounts paid by presenting or otherwise making available evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of expenditures for costs meeting the requirements of this subpart.

(b) Grant closeout-(1) Date of final accounting. A grantee must submit, with respect to each grant under this subpart, a full account, in accordance with this subpart, as of the date of the termination of grant support. The Secretary may require other special and periodic accounting.

(2) Final settlement. The grantee must pay to the Federal Government as final settlement with respect to each grant under this subpart the total sum of

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§ 58.514 Records, audit, and inspection.

(a) Records. In addition to the applicable requirements of 45 CFR Part 74 the grantee must establish and maintain records as the Secretary may by regulation or order require, including records which completely disclose the amount and disposition of the total amount of funds received by the grantee for the project, the total cost of the project for which a grant was received, the total amount of that portion of the total cost of the project received by or allocated to the grantee from other sources, and other records as will facilitate an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

(b) Audit. The grantee is responsible for providing and paying for an annual financial audit of its books, accounts, financial records, files and other papers and property in accordance with the requirements of section 705(b) of the Act. The audit must be conducted by and certified to be accurate by an independent certified public accountant utilizing generally accepted auditing standards. A report of the audit must be filed with the Secretary at the time and in the manner as the Secretary may require.

(c) Inspection. The grantee must make available to the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives all such books, documents, papers, and records for examination, copying, or mechanical reproduction, on or off the premises of the grantee upon reasonable request.

§ 58.515 Additional conditions.

The Secretary may with respect to any grant award impose additional conditions prior to or at the time of any award when in his or her judgment these conditions are necessary to assure or protect advancement of the approved activity, the interest of the public health, or the conservation of grant funds.

PART 59-GRANTS FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

Subpart A-Project Grants for Family Planning Services

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