CONDITIONS REQUIRING PRIOR APPROVAL

The following activities or expenditures require prior written approval of the awarding agency:

1. Change in the scope or objective of the project.

2. Change in the principal investigator or other key project people.

3. Change in level of effort of the principal investigator.

4. Subcontracting work to a third party.

5. No-cost extension.

6. Foreign travel must be approved for specific trips at least 60 days prior to departure (this includes Canada).

7. Re-budgeting travel or equipment funds to other object lines.

8. Domestic travel costs 25% or $500 over budget, whichever is greater.

9. Automatic data processing equipment costing $500 or more.

10. Purchase of individual items of equipment costing $5,000 or more.

11. Purchase or specific items of equipment costing $10,000 or more, even when included in the approved budget. Form DD1419 must accompany the request for approval.

OTHER OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES

1. Annual Technical report is due upon the anniversary date.
2. Annual Patent Report is due 60 days after the anniversary date.
3. Annual Property Report is due July 31, of each year.
4. Final Technical report is due upon the termination date.
5. Final Patent report (DD882) is due six months after the termination date.
6. Final Property report is due upon the termination date.