[lstac] Allowable Cost Question

[Erica McCormick]

I'm still looking, but this was a hotbed of discussion for some time for us to where we had to include a specific slide to cover it in our grant management training. We still use the slide and give the instruction.


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Subject: RE: [lstac] Allowable Cost Question

Especially organized transportation for LSTA funded programs/project is something we fund.


Best,
Chris
(she, her, hers)

Christine Gauvreau|E-Rate Coordinator|LSTA Grants Coordinator|Digital Inclusion Consultant
Middletown Library Service Center
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I would agree with Karen, but I would expect this to be an established group of participants having transportation to a specific event vs. general transportation to the library that can include attending the ELL class.

Karren Reish
Library Grants Coordinator
Library of Michigan
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Hi Dena,

Illinois would probably allow this expense because it supports the ELL learners participating in the project activities (which are educational aka training projects).
§ 200.456 Participant support costs. Participant support costs as defined in § 200.1<https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/section-200.1> are allowable with the prior approval of the Federal awarding agency.
2 CFR 200.1 "Participant support costs" https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200#p-200.1(Participant%20support%20costs)
Participant support costs means direct costs for items such as stipends or subsistence allowances, travel allowances, and registration fees paid to or on behalf of participants or trainees (but not employees) in connection with conferences, or training projects.

This could be budgeted as a Service.  The applicant should have a written agreement with the bus company as a third party vendor.

Hope this helps,

Karen Egan, Associate Director
Grants & Programs/Library Development
Illinois State Library
217-782-7749

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias


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NO

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Subject: [lstac] Allowable Cost Question

Howdy Brain Trust!

Have a grant applicant that wants the cost of transportation of patrons to programs covered by LSTA funds.  They hire out a private bus company and pay them to transport them to the library for ELL classes.  Is this an allowable cost?



Respectfully,
Dena Ratliff Warren
Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
Executive Staff Advisor/Grants Coordinator
300 Coffee Tree Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-6152

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