unsubscribe Angie Luan 18 Apr 2008 07:48 EST
Please take me out of this email list. Thanks! Quoting Edward Ebert <xxxxxx@UNI.EDU>: > For many years, I have heard the same opinion from some of my > colleagues in the sponsored programs administration field. That is, > that federal grant funds cannot be committed as match to non-federal > grants using A-110 as their reference. I have never understood this > perspective. As I read A-110, section .23(a)(5), it appears clear to > me that the focus is on the source of the cost share used to match > federal awards. Normally, federal funds (direct or pass-through) > cannot be used to match another federal award unless prior approval > of the federal awarding agency is obtained. I find nowhere else in > A-110 that even implies that there is a prohibition against or that > prior approval of a federal agency is required before a recipient can > commit federal grant funds as cost sharing for a non-federal award. > Of course, if a federal agency includes this restriction as a special > condition in a federal award, that is another matter. It seems to me > that the question is whether the non-federal awarding agency will > consider the federal funds as an eligible source of cost-sharing > against its funds. I, too, would appreciate clarification as to what > I may be missing. > > Edward M. Ebert > Grants and Contracts Administrator > Office of Sponsored Programs > 213 SSC-East Bartlett Hall > University of Northern Iowa > Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0394 > Phone 319-273-3025 > Fax 319-273-2634 > > > > Goucher, Janet Louise said the following on 4/11/2008 9:31 AM: >> All, >> >> Under A-110 Can funds from a federal grant be used as cost share on a >> NON-federal grant? I was taught that as long as the money you were >> matching wasn't federal that it was acceptable. Your help will be >> greatly appreciated! >> >> Janet >> >> Janet Goucher >> >> Research and Sponsored Programs >> >> Illinois State University >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available >> via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> >> > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================