I haven't been a list member for awhile--switched jobs, moved to another
state and now,
after three months, I'm just getting back to some semblance of "organized".

Everywhere I go, however, I have the same problem--frequent flier miles.
And everywhere I go the argument I get from the travelers themselves
changes.  However, this time
the argument is from a non-traveler and it is this:  A-21 (or A-122) is the
last word in
restrictions on individual cost items, and federal agencies cannot impose
additional
restrictions on grantees.

I say that limiting frequent flier mile usage is not a restriction on an
"individual cost item", so that the FTR (which some of you may be familiar
with as Chapter 10 of AID Handbook 22) which restricts use of frequent flier
credits earned as a result of travel financed with federal funds is not in
conflict with content or intent of the OMB Circulars mentioned above.

Can anyone help?

Lesley K. Cephas, Subgrants Manager
Institute for Sustainable Communities
Montpelier, VT
e-mail: xxxxxx@TOGETHER.NET