General Policies and Procedures:

• All expenditures must be reasonable and in support of research at FSU. Expenditures of personal benefit are inappropriate. (Section VIII, Business Manual)

• With 3 exceptions, Payment Request documents for $1,000 or less require only the signature and/or the approval of the Principal Investigator (Section V, Part B, Business Manual)

• Delegation of approval/signature authority must be in writing. (Section V, Part C, Business Manual)

• The per diem allowance(s) for travel (both U.S. and foreign) will be paid in accordance with FSU rates in effect at the time the travel occurs. (Section IX, Part C, Business Manual).

• The threshold applicable to tangible personal property is $1,000 -- i.e. usually, property records will not be maintained on items costing less than $1,000 (Section XV, Business Manual)

• The University's policy regarding the placement of funds was dated April 5, 1994 to reflect the FSU Research Foundation (the policy can be viewed here).

• For more detailed information refer to the Business Manual.