Classify grant costs and calculate deadlines — each with its clause citation

Look up whether a cost category is allowable or unallowable under 2 CFR 200, calculate report deadlines, and see the regulation text that sets the rule. A tool for grant managers, compliance officers, and finance directors who need answers they can trust at audit time.

What it does

Cost category lookup

Enter a cost category — Equipment, Travel, Lobbying, Supplies — and get back whether it is allowable, unallowable, or requires prior written approval, with the exact 2 CFR 200 section and verbatim text.

Report deadline calculator

Give your period end date and report type (FFR/SF-425, SF-270, closeout, performance) and receive the literal calendar deadline — 90 calendar days or 120 calendar days, per the regulation — plus the clause that sets it.

34+ cost categories covered

Salary, fringe benefits, equipment, supplies, travel, consultants, participant support, indirect costs, and every category 2 CFR 200 names. Unallowable items are flagged in plain language with their prohibition clause.

Everything quoted, nothing guessed

Every ruling and every deadline carries its regulation citation and verbatim text. If a category is not in the rules, the tool says so — it never fabricates an answer. No accounts, no login, no stored data.

How it works

Open the app, select a cost category or enter a period-end date, and the tool returns the applicable rule from 2 CFR 200 — quoted, cited, and colour-coded. Every session is a single HTTP request. Nothing is saved, logged, or stored. There is no account to create and no data to manage.

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Not legal advice. This tool is a reading aid for 2 CFR 200, not a compliance record, not an audit opinion, and not a substitute for reading the full regulation. Every ruling shown quotes the clause it came from. If a clause is ambiguous, the tool says so — it never resolves a question silently. Based on 2 CFR 200 as of September 2026. Regulations may have been updated since publication.