What grant to charge something to
From GersteinInfo
This page is out of date! (30-Dec-2013)
Current procedure (1-Nov-07, updated Sep-08)
-  For "committed" effort people and casuals (e.g. summer job undergrads)
- MG will assign people to projects in consultation with Zaida W.
- This information will be put in lab financial spreadsheet and is stored on lab admin wiki.
 
-  For Equipment
- MG, MF, and others will assign all equipment purchases to grants, based on grant budgets and/or relevance to project.
- See lab shopping list -- (http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/gersteinlab.org/ccc?key=pVHAXmGCqEJZrlY-iEdcnCA&hl=en )
- MF will relay this information to the business office.
 
-  For all small purchases 
- MG will create a procedure in the lab PTAEO doc. -- http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/gersteinlab.org/ccc?key=pVHAXmGCqEJZrlY-iEdcnCA&hl=en
 
-  Expenses that CANNOT be charged to federal grants
-  Any one seeking reimbursement for an expense should make sure it allowable to be charged to a Federal grant -- unless this has been pre-authorized by MG. For clarification ask AN or MF. 
- Furnishings, for instance, are not allowable expenses.
- Internet charges cannot be charged to federal grants
 
- All expenses that need to be charged to non-federal sources need written pre-authorization from MG
- H-1B Visa Premium Processing fees can not be charged to federal grants per Yale University and Federal Laws. (These cannot be reimbursed in the future.)
- Note this: http://wiki.gersteinlab.org/labinfo/Reimbursements_and_Visa_Status
 
-  Any one seeking reimbursement for an expense should make sure it allowable to be charged to a Federal grant -- unless this has been pre-authorized by MG. For clarification ask AN or MF. 
