Re: Allowability of meals on NSF grant? Jason K McCrory 30 Jul 2009 14:24 EST
Smells of entertainment for the reason given below. Also, the meal doesn't appear to be incidental to the purpose of the meeting, and it occurred off-site. Jason -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Lesley Zajac Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:02 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Allowability of meals on NSF grant? Since all participants are from your institution, I would think this would qualify as intramural and would not be allowable according to the terms you quote below. Lesley S. Zajac Director, Research Administration Jaeb Center for Health Research 15310 Amberly Drive, Ste 350 Tampa, FL 33647 Tel: 813.975.8690 Fax: 813.975.8761 email: xxxxxx@jaeb.org -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of G Johnson Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:34 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] Allowability of meals on NSF grant? Hi all -- I'm trying to get an interpretation of whether or not a particular meal expense would be reimbursable under an NSF grant. The PI describes it as a "research luncheon." It was held at a local restaurant and attended by the co-PIs and several lab members (all from our institution). No alcoholic beverages were served. I'm thinking that this is not an allowable cost, based on the NSF Grant proposal guide which reads, "No NSF funds may be spent on meals or coffee breaks for intramural meetings of an organization or any of its components, including, but not limited to, laboratories, departments and centers." Am I correct here? Do you know of circumstances under which such an expense might be allowable? I'm just looking for second opinions lest I wrongfully deny someone's request for payment. Thanks -- Gabe Johnson ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================