1) The program officer is stating his preference, not a fiscal agent of the agency.

2) "prefer" becomes a de facto "must" in these cases.

3) Will the National Archives fall under A-81?  I'm just not remembering if they they fall under OMB jurisdiction.   If so, I would talk about the spirit of A-81 that doesn't put up with this.

4) Ask for a real policy.  This doesn't sound like one.   If this is the real that every other applicant gets, maybe.  But, reduction of IDC is really bad behavior.

mjk

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> On Feb 11, 2014, at 7:17 AM, "Gray, Barbara" <xxxxxx@ECU.EDU> wrote:
>
> NHPRC

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