Clarification of Specific NSERC RTI Grants Guidelines

• One-year awards that assist in buying or developing research equipment that costs more than $7,000.
• Awards receive an automatic one-year extension.
• Equipment must be purchased during the term of the award or in the one-year period immediately prior if the prior purchase was identified in the application to NSERC.
• The grantee must authorize by signing all claims for expenditures against grant funds OR he/she may delegate this authority to another person by completing the request to delegate signing authority form
• Refer to NSERC web site for most current agency guidelines NSERC – Research Tools and Instruments Grants Program

• Grants must be used only to purchase the specific type of equipment included in the application.
• If the grantee wants to purchase different equipment, prior approval (in writing) must be obtained from NSERC prior to its purchase (Research Services must be copied on all such requests).
• A change in the manufacturer or model of the equipment being purchased does not require prior NSERC approval.

• The U of S Financial Reporting department will prepare the required Form 300 annually.
• The Grantee must sign the Form 300 and return to Financial Reporting.
• Financial Reporting will submit the required Form 300 to NSERC prior to the annual reporting deadline of June 30.

Eligibility of Expenditures

• Purchase or rental costs are eligible.

• Eligible costs.

• Eligible costs.

• Eligible costs.

• Salary and benefit costs are generally not eligible
• Salaries and training costs of technical support personnel for the initial phase-in period of operations (up to two years) may be eligible for categories 2 & 3 grants.

• Travel costs are generally not eligible
• Travel costs to visit manufacturers to select major equipment may be elibigle for categories 2 & 3 grants

• Ineligible costs.

• Ineligible costs.

• Ineligible costs.

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