Request for prior approval for equipment Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.439, grantees must request prior approval to acquire equipment before purchasing equipment. Equipment is defined in 2 CFR 200.33; 48, and 89. General purpose equipment having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and special purpose equipment costing $150,000 or more requires prior approval. To request prior approval, please provide the following information to NIFA. You may use the below template or submit a request via a letter (in which case, the request must include the following information and be signed by an Authorized Representative.) Email requests to capacityequipment@nifa.usda.gov. Grantee Organization: FAIN/Award Number: Accession Number Date: Number One University 41510-05500-41510-17-000 12345678 11/10/2016 Item Item Name Estimated Estimated Description/Purpose (including Comments Supply? Linked Number or Actual useful life whether it is allocable across Y/N to Item Cost (in years) multiple grants and how it aligns to # approved plan of work with the specific section and page number in the POW where the relevant information can be found) Example1: $47,500 10 years This is a farm tractor and loader will Would like to acquire N N/A John Deere be used on extension farm for farm tractor and loader before 62125M Cab research and demonstration projects. 3/1/2017 to support Tractor and a It will be used in plowing research and spring farming John Deere demonstration for animal and H340 Farm plant projects, as well as for producing Loader of hay for research and demonstration projects at the research and demonstration farm, which aligns with the goals of Section 1444 and 1445 funds. Because the tractor is allocable to both Research and Extension funds, the costs will be
Request for prior approval for equipment Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.439, grantees must request prior approval to acquire equipment before purchasing equipment. Equipment is defined in 2 CFR 200.33; 48, and 89. General purpose equipment having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and special purpose equipment costing $150,000 or more requires prior approval. To request prior approval, please provide the following information to NIFA. You may use the below template or submit a request via a letter (in which case, the request must include the following information and be signed by an Authorized Representative.) Email requests to capacityequipment@nifa.usda.gov. Grantee Organization: FAIN/Award Number: Accession Number Date: Number One University 41510-05500-41510-17-000 12345678 11/10/2016 Item Number Item Name Estimated or Actual Cost Estimated useful life (in years) Description/Purpose (including whether it is allocable across multiple grants and how it aligns to approved plan of work with the specific section and page number in the POW where the relevant information can be found) Comments Supply? Y/N Linked to Item # Example1: John Deere 62125M Cab Tractor and a John Deere H340 Farm Loader $47,500 10 years This is a farm tractor and loader will be used on extension farm for farm research and demonstration projects. It will be used in plowing research and demonstration for animal and plant projects, as well as for producing of hay for research and demonstration projects at the research and demonstration farm, which aligns with the goals of Section 1444 and 1445 funds. Because the tractor is allocable to both Research and Extension funds, the costs will be Would like to acquire tractor and loader before 3/1/2017 to support spring farming N N/A