If a recipient has received reimbursement for payroll costs under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans or any other Federal CARES Act programs can those same costs be charged to EPA grants? | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

No, the June 18, 2020 OMB Guidance (PDF) states that “payroll costs paid with ([PPP] loans or any other Federal CARES Act programs must not be also charged to current Federal awards as it would result in the Federal government paying for the expenditures twice.”

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