### Question
What does cost mean?


### Answer
**Cost** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 3020c*:

> an expense, including an administrative expense, incurred by a recipient in developing or carrying out an agreement described in subsection (a), whether the recipient contributed funds, staff time, or other plant, equipment, or services to meet the expense

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3020c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS > SUBCHAPTER II-ADMINISTRATION ON AGING**

