There are two sources of authority providing Federal-aid reimbursement for the cost of training State and local employees. These related costs are identified as travel, transportation, leave, holidays, social security, retirement, and other payroll benefits. This regulation also specifies the activities for which these costs may be reimbursed. One of these activities, miscellaneous functions, is described as costs incurred for other activities which are properly attributable to, and for the benefit of, Federal-aid projects.
Training is a miscellaneous function.
These costs may be charged to Federal-aid projects provided they are equitably distributed to all benefiting activities. Costs for tuition and direct educational expenses may be charged to an approved NHI project, but are not chargeable to Federal-aid highway projects. The following costs are eligible for reimbursement on the basis that the costs are project related and project benefitting. The costs of general accounting and project information systems are not reimbursable. Costs incurred for the actual processing of Federal-aid bills, developing and maintaining federal billing systems and purchase or rental of equipment used extensively for federal billing are eligible.