Are filing fees for travel visas allowable charges to sponsored projects? When travel by PI / project personnel is necessitated by sponsor or nature of work, basic filing and anti-fraud fees...
Are professional organization membership fees allowable charges to sponsored projects? Unless explicitly required by agency funding research or organization hosting professional program, costs associated with memberships in professional organizations are...
How is a sponsored project awarded in foreign currency handled? When payment is received Revenue will be recorded in the actual USD received. If the sponsor pays in installments, each...
May I charge facilities service expenses to my contract or grant? In general, facilities costs should not be charged to sponsored projects. Exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis and are...
What is an allowable cost versus an unallowable cost? Allowable costs meet all compliance criteria for an award agreement. Unallowable costs fail to meet compliance criteria for an award...
What is an inflated/padded budget proposal? An inflated or padded budget occurs when the proposed budget submitted for a research project, whether intentional or unintentional, is...
What is meant by the NIH Salary Cap? Annually since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a provision limiting (or capping) the direct salary that an individual may receive...
What is the allocation of expenditures? An allocation of an expenditure is the amount of expense you charge to a sponsored project for a particular item....
What is the Uniform Guidance? The Uniform Guidance (UG) is a set of authoritative rules and regulations about federal grants from the Office of Management...
Who is responsible for wire fees on a sponsored project? Wire fees should be paid by the company wiring funds or by the College or Department.