Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4770 Limitations on Availability of Funds for Cost Sharing
Title 42 › CHAPTER 62 — INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 4770
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Federal funds from other programs can't meet cost-sharing for these grants; only programs paid entirely with federal money may use their federal funds proportionally, and state or local funds already used elsewhere can't be reused.
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Title 42, §4770
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Federal funds made available to State or local governments under other programs may not be used by the State or local government for cost-sharing purposes under grant provisions of this chapter, except that Federal funds of a program financed wholly by Federal funds may be used to pay a pro-rata share of such cost sharing. State or local government funds used for cost sharing on other federally assisted programs may not be used for cost sharing under grant provisions of this chapter.
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This chapter, referred to in text, means the provisions of subchapters I, II, III, and IV of this chapter. See section 4761 of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 4770
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102