Introduction PI/PD Eligibility Guideline Interpretation Submission Timeliness Budget Preparation Subcontracting Cost Sharing Form Preparation Transmittal Form Grant Submission Process Budget Preparation > Supplies and Materials OHIO defines a supply as anything that is expendable (a useful life of less than one year) and costs less than $2500 per item. If, for example, 1000 beakers are purchased at ten dollars per item, this would be categorized as a supply expenditure because each beaker was less than $2500. Or, you could purchase $5000 worth of a gas to be burned in an experiment, but because the useful life of the gas is less than one year, it is considered an expendable supply. If a computer system, however, is purchased with various pieces costing less than $2500 individually, but with a cumulative cost greater than $2500, it is still considered equipment, as it is purchased as a system. In addition, unless large quantities of expendable supplies such as paper, envelopes or toner will be used for something like a mailing or survey, general office supplies are not to be included in grant proposals. Office supplies should be purchased for the department through funds recovered via indirect costs. Definitions of supplies can be found in the supplies categories in the drop-down menu at: http://portal.finance.ohiou.edu/nalookup << Back to Budget Preparation < Previous Sub-Section Next Sub-Section >