Description
Delivered On: November 23, 2022
The Research Services Office and Procurement Services work through the process of building an equipment budget for a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) project, as well as processes and considerations for procuring funded equipment. The presentation provides advice on obtaining and using quotes; financial issues and considerations when building the budget spreadsheet (for example, in-kind contributions); and working with Procurement to make budgeted purchases, including the use of advance funding requests.
Test and grow your knowledge through a practical case study.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn how to obtain quotes that are CFI-compliant
- Understand how to calculate "in-kind" contribution and understand (in)eligibility issues
- Understand how the budget affects procurement
Presenters:
- Kevin Hamilton, Director, Institutional Initiatives, Research Services Office, VPRI
- Nathan King, Senior Procurement Officer, Procurement Services
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