What are some examples where food is an allowable cost when someone is not in travel status?
Food expenditures that occur while not in travel status or are not part of a sponsor approved conference are considered entertainment costs. On rare occasions, a non-federal sponsor may allow or even request non-programmatic related entertainment costs charged to their project.  However, federal awards will pre-approve the direct charging of entertainment costs to a project only when they serve a specific programmatic purpose.