You could appeal to the D.O.T. to amend your award to allow the higher rate.
If that fails and they determine that  31 cents is all that is allowed, you
are limited to reimbursement from that grant at that rate.
Since your institution allows 32.5 cents, you could always reimburse the
other 1.5 cents from an institutional account to create equity.
-Jennifer

Jennifer Morgan, M.H.A.
Director, Office of Grants and Contracts
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Systems
3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh PA  15213
Voice:  412-624-0743  Fax:  412-624-0714

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxxx@SBLHS.ORG [mailto:xxxxxx@SBLHS.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 12:49 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: mileage rates

A question for the RESADM-L readers:

If the regulations for your grant project specific a limit for mileage
reimbursement rates which is below your organization's rate, how do you
handle this?

Our organization pegs its mileage reimbursement rate to the standard rate
published by the IRS, and this recently increased from 31 cents to 32.5
cents per mile. One of our grant projects, however, is funded by the
Illinois Dept. of Transportation, which limits mileage reimbursement to 31
cents. We are now looking at the prospect of some project staff receiving a
31 cents per mile reimbursement while others, who are funded under a
different grant award, may receive 32.5 cents per mile.
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Molly Daniel                      tel. 217-258-2195
Grants Specialist                 fax 217-258-4135
Planning Dept.                    email: xxxxxx@sblhs.org
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center  www.sarahbush.org
1000 Health Center Drive
Mattoon, IL  61938-0372