Depends on the purpose for which the speakers are being engaged. I'm assuming you are applying to an NSF program. Perhaps this is funding for a conference?

If the speakers are recipients of training or are engaged themselves for education purposes, then yes.

If not, I would otherwise understand them to be consultants.

Certainly their travel would not come under item E as explained below.

Look more closely at the purpose of the RFP and then the summary and scope of the overview and project description. Then discuss with the PI.

Gina Betcher, MFA
Pre-award Manager
W-Hub Office of Research (OOR)
Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences
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?Hi Sophia,

We are in a similar situation, and are not having much luck in reaching a common understanding of what expenses belong in this category.

Roberta

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We have a program officer who is asking us to move conference speakers travel to participant costs. Here's the program officers response when we questioned:

The speakers are also participants.  Section E is only travel for Pis/co-Pis/students and others listed in section A.

Has anyone else had experience with this?

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