(a)Subject to Federal statutes and regulations, a grantee shall use its general policies and practices when it hires, uses, and pays a consultant as part of the project staff.
(b)The grantee may not use its grant to pay a consultant unless:
(1)There is a need in the project for the services of that consultant; and
(2)The grantee cannot meet that need by using an employee rather than a consultant.