Re: Cost-share question Herbert B. Chermside 12 Oct 1999 11:31 EST
Pat, I disagree with you, based on the following: A-21, the allowability of costs, does not apply the "domestic carrier" rule. Therefore, travel costs that meet A-21 are "allowable", e.g., even using your own funds, travel less than first class. "Fly American" is not an A-21 allowability cost, but a prohibition of use of federal funds by another means. On the other hand, Pat, I have always valued your good sense and experience, and maybe we will hear from someone who has actually dealt with a question o no audit that covers this matter. Your advice is certainly the safe, conservate approach. Chuck At 08:32 AM 10/12/99 -0700, you wrote: >My answer would be yes. Cost sharing contributions have to be allowable >under applicable cost principles, and the test I always use is if a cost >sharing expense could be charged to a project, then it can also count as a >cost sharing contribution (which means I'd use a US flag carrier even though >non-Federal funds would be used to pay for the cost). > >----------------------------- >Pat Hawk >Sponsored Projects Administrator >University of Oregon >5219 University of Oregon >Eugene, OR 97403-5219 >tel: 541/346-2504 >fax: 541/346-5138 >e-mail: xxxxxx@orsa.uoregon.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: Farnsworth, Franci [mailto:xxxxxx@JAGUAR.MIDDLEBURY.EDU] >Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 8:02 AM >To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org >Subject: Cost-share question > > >Another foreign travel question: We're working on a budget with 2:1 >nonfederal:federal cost-share requirement. If the total budget includes >foreign travel but the cost will be paid completely by the non-federal >matching source, does it still have to be on a US flag carrier? > >Frances Vinal Farnsworth >Coordinator of Sponsored Research >MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE >Munford House >Middlebury, VT 05753 >Tel: 802-443-5889 >Fax: 802-443-2081 >Email: xxxxxx@middlebury.edu > > >====================================================================== > 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") >====================================================================== > Herbert B. Chermside, CRA Director, Sponsored Programs Administration Virginia Commonwealth University PO BOX 980568 Richmond, VA 23298-0568 Express Delivery Only: Sanger Hall, Rm. 1-073 11th & Marshall Streets Richmond, VA 23219 Voice: 804-828-6772 Fax 804-828-2521 OFFICE e-mail xxxxxx@VCU.EDU Personal e-mail xxxxxx@vcu.edu http://views.vcu.edu/views/ospa/ ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================