Thank you so very much, Greg (and all others who responded to my initial query).  I am hoping that our "unusual" travel policy is just my misinterpretation of what is posted internally.  As an aside, we are creating a new research/sponsored programs travel policy so that sponsored travel has its own set of rules/regs.

If you don't mind me asking...what do you do during the pre-award budget justification process?
Do you cite CONUS and write out 2 nights x $X /city = total?
Or do you put in $1500 for an investigator to attend a conference?

Thanks,
Laurie

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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Traveling on NIH grants

Merry Christmas to all!

Easy one first.  Our bible is A-122.  In selected items of cost, 3. Alcoholic Beverages are specifically prohibited.

Now your org's travel policies sound unusual and I'm hoping misinterpreted.  My org uses the GSA guides for allowable hotel and per diems.  You could also use DoD CONUS guide.  Certainly no blank checks here.

A-122 also cites travel policies.  See sect. 51.

"Blumberg-Romero, Laurie" <xxxxxx@TCHDEN.ORG> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I am hoping for some guidance from this list.   We are a non-profit hospital without a set per diem rate as a part of our Institutional travel expense reimbursement policy.  I have some push back from PIs who feel that they can spend without limits because that would be "consistent with those charges normally allowed in like circumstances in the non-profit organization's non-federally-sponsored activities."  Ditto for alcohol.
>
>I believe that I can point the group to the FARs for travel under Federal awards (48 CFR 31.205-46(a)).  (Does the group think this to be reasonable??)  In addition, I cannot find anything in writing prohibiting the purchasing of alcohol with federal funds.
>
>Does anyone have a resource they can forward please?
>
>Thank you!!
>Laurie
>
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