Hi,

I am wondering how people are handling requests for reimbursements for high
speed internet connections. Many of our PIs conduct grant-related work from
their home offices and are requesting reimbursements for some or all of
their internet connection fees. While SFSU provides a free dial-up services,
many PIs complain that it is too slow and takes them too long to download
information required for their research.

Does your institution reimburse for these types of expenses? If so, do you
pro-rate it somehow, since it's impossible to prove that all of the internet
use was directly related to a particular grant? We are getting more and more
requests for these types of reimbursements and are  wondering how other
institutions are handling this issue.

Thank you.
Susan

Susan Pelton, Grants Administrator
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, Admin 471
San Francisco, CA 94132
phone: 415/338-7090
fax: 415/338-2493
http://www.sfsu.edu/~orspwww/

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