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Selling and Marketing Costs-All Unallowable for costs associated with trade show attendance/displays, <br />Use of Meeting Rooms, meeting room reservations, and/or any other displays, demonstrations, <br />Space, Exhibits that do not exhibits, or rental of space where activities do not specifically align with <br />Align with Grant Program the purpose of the grant program. See Conferences for more <br />Purpose information. <br />Supplies and Materials, All Allowable for costs incurred for materials, supplies, and fabricated <br />Including Costs of Computing parts necessary to carry out a Federal award. Purchased materials and <br />Devices supplies must be charged at their actual prices, net of applicable <br />credits. Withdrawals from general stores or stockrooms should be <br />charged at their actual net cost under any recognized method of pricing <br />inventory withdrawals, consistently applied. Incoming transportation <br />charges are a proper part of materials and supplies costs. Only materials <br />and supplies used for the performance of a Federal award may be <br />charged as direct costs. <br />A computing device is a supply if the acquisition cost is less than the <br />lesser of the capitalization level established by the recipient for <br />financial statement purposes or $5,000, regardless of the length of its <br />useful life. In the specific case of computing devices, charging as direct <br />cost is allowable for devices that are essential and allocable, but not <br />solely dedicated, to the performance of a Federal award. Where <br />Federally donated or furnished materials are used in performing the <br />Federal award, such materials will be used without charge. <br />Training All Allowable when the training is required to meet the objectives of the <br />project or program, including training that is related to Federal grants <br />management. <br />Travel -Domestic and All <br />Foreign <br />Allowable for travel, with prior approval and when costs are limited to <br />those allowed by formal organizational policy and the purpose aligns <br />with the legislated purpose of the program. <br />The allowable travel cost of recipients that do not have formal travel <br />policies and for-profit entities may not exceed those established by the <br />Federal Travel Regulation, issued by Genera l Services Ad mlnlstr.atio o <br />(GSA), including the maximum per diem and subsistence rates <br />prescribed in those regulations. If a recipient does not have a formal <br />travel policy, those regulations will be used to determine the amount <br />that may be charged for travel costs. <br />9.0 CHANGES REQUIRING PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL <br />The recipient may need to make modifications, such as budget, personnel or contracts, to accomplish the objectives during the <br />period of performance. Recipients are required to request prior written approval for the following items from AMS in advance <br />of a change or obligation of funds. Requests for prior written approval must be submitted by the recipient project coordinator <br />and signed by the AOR, if applicable. Every request for a prior written approval must include the following information: <br />1. Grant agreement number; <br />2. Project title; <br />3. Name of the recipient organization; and 4. Project point of contact name. <br />17