For items of fabrication or where components are being added to an existing item, the existing CU property tag number should be noted on the purchase request. When principal investigators receive government-furnished equipment for use on a research project, they should notify Loretta Negrete at OCG immediately. Copies of any documents should also be sent to Loretta at OCG, Campus Box 19. OCG is required to make sure all such government equipment items are accounted for in UCB's property inventory. General purpose equipment includes computers.
Most federal grants consider foreign travel to be approved if the travel is in the budget.
For most federal contracts and all Department of Defense grants and contracts, approval of foreign travel is required, even if the foreign travel is listed in the approved budget. Requests for approval should be submitted to the funding agency through OCG well in advance of the proposed travel. U.S. airlines do not service the route. No seats are available on the flight. Use of a U.S. airline would cause the traveler to be late for the purpose of the trip.