Grant budgets use some expense categories that don't fit with the Chart of
Accounts developed for our own institutional needs.   I've been advocating
for some BUDGET ONLY account codes that could be used in these situations.
I'm wondering how other institutions who use Banner have solved the
problems.   (FYI - We do set up grant budgets through the Research
Accounting "module"  but we don't use many of the other capabilities and
none of the proposal aspects.]

Grants are budgeted for "Enrichment" -- at the time of the award PI/PD's
don't know exactly how they will use these funds ... college travel, visitor
travel, catering, films, supplies, publications, etc.

Grants are budgeted for "Dissemination"  (often listed as "Publications" ...
not to be confused with subscriptions) -- these expenses could be
photocopies, printing, travel, etc.

Reply directly to me and I'll post to the list -- non-Banner folks don't
need to suffer through these replies!

Franci Farnsworth

Frances Vinal Farnsworth
Coordinator of Sponsored Research
Munford House
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

Tel:  802-443-5889
Fax:  802-443-2081
Email:  xxxxxx@middlebury.edu
Web:  http://www.middlebury.edu/~grants/

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