All prior approval requests must be sent to SPS 30 days prior to the requested action. General purpose equipment General purpose equipment is any item of equipment that is not limited in use only to research, medical, scientific, or other technical activities, such as office equipment and furnishing, heating and cooling units including air conditioning, passenger and cargo vehicles, computing and automatic data processing devices, cameras, refrigerators and freezers, etc. Scientific equipment Scientific equipment is any item of equipment that may only be used for research, medical, scientific, or technical activities. This includes such items as microscopes, microfuges, incubators, and centrifuges. Travel Domestic travel is travel within the recipient s own country.
Domestic travel includes travel within and between the United States and Canada.
The U.S. includes Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Foreign travel outside the U.S. or Canada. Travel within the U.S. or Canada enroute to or returning from a foreign destination is considered foreign travel. Travel to Mexico is considered foreign travel. Significant Rebudget continues to be an indicator of a possible change in scope.