Materials and supplies is where small equipment items ususally will go.  Other is usually for services rather than tangible items.

Jennifer Morgan, MHA

Vice Chair for Research Administration
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science

Southern Section President
Society of Research Administrators International

Medical University of South Carolina
67 President Street, Suite 504
Charleston, South Carolina  29425

voice:  843-792-0191
fax:  843-792-0048
email:  xxxxxx@musc.edu

>>> xxxxxx@OLEMISS.EDU 07/06/04 10:47AM >>>
Our institutional policy previously described permanent equipment as any
items we kept on equipment inventory, so many items with a purchase
price of less than $5000 were listed as equipment in our proposals.

We are now changing that policy to be in line with OMB A-21 definitions;
that is, we will be defining permanent equipment at the greater than
$5000 level.

Our question is:  In budgeting for NSF proposals, how do we deal with
non-expendable items of equipment valued at less than $5000?  Materials
and supplies does not seem appropriate.  Should such items appear under
item G.6 Other Direct Costs?

Thanks in advance.

________________________________________
Mickey McLaurin
Program Development Specialist
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
The University of Mississippi
125 Old Chemistry
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7482
(662) 915-7577 Fax
xxxxxx@olemiss.edu

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