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<br /> <br />6 <br />Revised 9/8/2021 <br />items incidental to such conferences. Conference hosts/sponsors must exer cise discretion and <br />judgment in ensuring that conference costs are appropriate, necessary and mana ged in a <br />manner that minimizes costs to the Federal award. All federally funded travel must be tracked <br />through a travel log which includes: traveler/position, destination, length of stay, mileage, per <br />diem, reason for the trip, airfare, and any other reimbursable expenses. Recipie nts must also <br />consult and comply with requirements outlined under 45 CFR §75.474, Travel Costs. <br /> <br />10. Technology Costs. As defined in 45 CFR §75.2, Definitions, equipment means tangible <br />personal property (including information technology systems), having a useful life of more <br />than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the lesser of the <br />capitalization level established by the non-Federal entity for financial statement purposes, or <br />$5,000. Supplies means all tangible personal property other than those described in <br />Equipment. A computing device is a supply if the acquisition cost is less than the les ser of the <br />capitalization level established by the non-Federal entity for financial statement purposes or <br />$5,000, regardless of the length of its useful life. See also the definitions in 45 CFR §75.2 of <br />Capital assets, Computing devices, General purpose equipment, Information technology <br />systems, and Special purpose equipment. All technology items, regardless of classification as <br />equipment or supply must still be individually tagged and recorded in an <br />equipment/technology database. This database should include any information ne cessary to <br />properly identify and locate the item. For example: serial # and physical location of equipment <br />(e.g. laptops, tablets, etc.). In addition, purchase of Technology items (both those <br />classified as equipment and those classified as supplies ), over and above that which is <br />already approved in the budget must be approved by the Grants Management Specialist <br />(regardless of acquisition cost). <br /> <br />11. Prohibited Uses of Grant or Cooperative Agreement Funds. The following list contains <br />costs that are prohibited for all CMS programs. Recipient should consult the Program Terms <br />and Conditions for other prohibited costs specific to the grant or cooperative agre ement <br />program. <br /> <br /> To match any other Federal funds. <br /> To provide services, equipment, or supports that are the legal responsibility of <br />another party under Fe deral, State , or Tribal law (e.g., vocational rehabilitation <br />or education services) or under any civil rights laws. Such legal responsibilities <br />include, but are not limited to, modifications of a workplace or other reasonable <br />accommodations that are a specific obligation of the employer or other party. <br /> To provide goods or services not allocable to the approved project. <br /> To supplant existing State, local, tribal, or private funding of infrastructure or <br />services, such as staff salaries, etc. <br /> To be used by local entities to satisfy State matching requirements. <br /> To pay for construction. <br /> To pay for capital expenditures for improvements to land, buildings, or <br />equipment which materially increase their value or useful life as a direct cost <br />except with the prior written approval of the Federal awarding agency. <br /> In accordance with 45 CFR §75.476, the cost of independent research and <br />development, including their proportionate share of indirect costs, are <br />unallowable. <br /> In accordance with 45 CFR §75.216(b), except for grants awarded under the <br />Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 7832B0E4-F34E-430E-A3C2-1A6A14F29307