[LTER-mcm-pi] socks and long johns

[Peter Doran]

I had a formal clothing allowance on my p-card at UIC. LSU has already warned me that it could be hit or miss with them. Having it in the budget justification will help for sure.

-Peter 

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> On Jun 9, 2015, at 1:02 AM, Michael Gooseff <mgooseff at rams.colostate.edu> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps we should buy a boat to plan for the day that they don’t fly us to the ice anymore!  
> 
> Yeah, we should put these sorts of costs into our new proposal, the trick is to be SURE to put it into your budget justifications.  I have heard many universities balk at purchasing specialized clothing on federal grants.  Your budget justification turns into a contract when it becomes a grant, which you can use to trump inquiries by accountants that may otherwise be unfamiliar with our project and its needs.  
> 
> Andrew has done this with plastic boots in the past, I believe, so there’s precedent.  
> 
> cheers
> -Mike
> 
> 
>> On Jun 8, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Peter Doran <pdoran at lsu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Did everyone see USAP will no longer be providing socks and long underwear? I think being based in Louisiana, it's a bit much to ask students to fork out this expense, so I'll probably be buying. Maybe start adding a clothing line item to budgets in addition to physicals and shipping...
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