Why can’t I charge other Administrative Costs (office supplies, dues, postage, etc.) to my federally sponsored project?
OMB Circular A-21 states that “items such as office supplies, postage, local telephone costs, and memberships shall normally be treated as F&A costs. Therefore, direct charging of administrative costs is usually not allowed. Direct charging of these costs may be appropriate where a major project or activity explicitly budgets for administrative costs that can be specifically identified with the project or activity. A CAS 502 Exception Form www.fau.edu/research/ocg/ocgforms/cas502.php must be submitted to Research Accounting for approval in order to determine if administrative costs are permissible.
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