Materials & Supplies

Materials and supplies are project-specific, expendable, and cost less than $5,000 per item. Budgets should clearly itemize supply lists when they are over $1,000. Be sure to differentiate between expendable supplies used in the lab and office and supplies used in the field.

Supplies should always be referred to as "project supplies" in the budget and justification. Since office supplies are not easily identifiable for a specific project and perceived for common use, they are normally an indirect cost.