N.J. Admin. Code § 5:100-2.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 5:100-2.6 - Ineligible cost

(a) Costs incurred in the following activities are not eligible for funding by the historic preservation grant program:

1. Acquisition of real or personal property;

2. Reconstruction, unless a component of a restoration or rehabilitation project;

3. Administrative or operational costs of the agency receiving funding, except as specified in 5:100-2.4 and 2.5;

4. Donated materials and/or donated in-kind services;

5. Expenses for publicity, unless stipulated in the grant agreement;

6. Changes more than the lowest bid, when the State or the recipient requires competitive bidding, unless the Trust agrees in advance to the higher cost;

7. Charges for deficits or overdrafts;

8. Interest expense;

9. Damage judgments arising from constructing, or equipping a facility, whether determined by judicial process, arbitration, negotiation, or otherwise;

10. Services, materials, or equipment obtained by a local government unit or nonprofit organization under any other State program;

11. Contract cost overruns, not approved, which exceed the allowable amount under contract specifications;

12. Costs for grant application expenses;

13. Lobbying;

14. Work including construction, research, and preparation of plans and reports performed outside the approved project period;

15. Work including construction, research and preparation of plans and reports not included in the scope of work set forth in the project agreement;

16. Funds spent for eligible project work prior to submission of an application shall not exceed 75 percent of the grant requested;

17. Work that does not comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards;

18. Work performed for a local government unit which has not been awarded in compliance with the State Contract Law, 52:32-1 et seq., or the Local Public Contracts Law, 40A:11-1 et seq.;

19. Work performed for nonprofit organization which has not been awarded in compliance with bidding requirements if the aggregate cost of contracts for the historic preservation project funded with a historic preservation project funded with a historic preservation grant exceeds $ 50,000;

20. Routine maintenance work;

21. Costs related to the interiors of buildings that are used primarily for religious worship or a religious purpose;

22. For construction grants, the costs incurred for planning and site management activities or documents that were funded by a planning grant from the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund;

23. Planning, refurbishing or installing permanent or temporary museum exhibits, except as noted in N.J.A.C. 15:34-2.5(a)4 iii and (a)7iii; and

24. Collections management including:

i. Cataloging an artifact or archival collection;

ii. Appraising or documenting collections; or

iii. Instituting conservation measures for artifacts.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:100-2.6