No.  A-21 applies to F & A expenditures as well.  It would be disallowed as part of your F & A base.

John Finn
Compliance Office
Office of Sponsored Programs
Univ. of North Carolina - Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5973
xxxxxx@uncw.edu
V. 910-962-7562
F. 910-962-4011

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Subject: [RESADM-L] allowable cost?

Good Afternoon,

Can one use recovered F & A costs to pay a consultant who will be doing
what could be defined as lobbying activities?

Thank you,

Lori Messer, MPA, CRA
Director
Research & Sponsored Programs
Wake Forest University
P.O. Box 7528 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC  27109
(336) 758-5888
(336) 758-1959 fax

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