NIST Administrative Manual, Subchapter 8.02
Transmittal Date - 9/10/09

APPENDIX A

PROJECT FUNDING STRUCTURE

(pertains to the last three digits of the 7 digit project number)

001-299 Scientific and Technical Research and Services (STRS)
        001-299         STRS

300-349 Industrial Technology Services (ITS)
        300-305         ITS OU reserve (base projects not authorized to accept charges)
        306-340         ITS projects (base)
        341-349         ITS projects (nonbase)
                               NOTE:  875-889 is also used for ITS nonbase projects

350-359 Undefined

360-364 Gifts and Bequests

365-369 Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA)

370-569 Federal Government Sponsors (other than expense and income projects)

570-579 Non-Federal Government Sponsors (other than expense and income projects)
        570-574         State and Local Government and Nonprofit Organizations
        575-579         Foreign Government and Public

580-699 Expense and Income and Interdivision Services
        580-584        Seminars and Fee-Supported Conferences
        585-594        Miscellaneous services
              585-590  Federal Government
              591-594  State, Local, and Foreign Government and Public
        595-599        Interdivision Services
        600-654        Calibration and Testing
              600-629  Calibration - Public and Government
              630-644  Testing - State, Local, and Foreign Government and Public
              645-654  Testing - Federal Government
        655-674        Standard Reference Materials Program Surcharge-Supported Activities and Sales
              655-660  SRM Program Operations
              661-665  SRM Sales
              666-674  SRM Service Development Support
        675-679        Proprietary Measurements
        680-684        Calibration Program Surcharge-Supported Activities
              680         Calibration Program Operations
              681-684  Calibration Service Development Support
        685-699        Seminars and Fee-Supported Conferences

700-799 Standard Reference Materials - Production

800-849 Working Capital Fund Invested Equipment (IE)
        800-809        Direct purchase of IE
              800-805  Discretionary IE allocation
              806-809  Initiative related/special IE allocation
        810-849        Manufacture of IE
              810-844  Discretionary IE allocation
              845-849  Initiative related/special IE allocation

850-874 Construction of Research Facilities (CRF)
        850-851        CRF OU reserve (base projects not authorized to accept charges)
        852-854        CRF operating projects (base)
        855-874        CRF projects (nonbase)

875-889 Industrial Technology Services (ITS - nonbase)
              (NOTE: 341-349 is also used, see previous page)

890-899 Unassigned

900-919 Laboratory and Division Overheads
        900-909        Division Overhead - Equipment Loan Repayment
        910-919        Laboratory Overhead

920-949 Budget Division Use
        920-939        Storeroom inventories
        940-949        Miscellaneous

950-990 Institutional Support
        950-974        Institutional Support operating projects (controllable base)
        975-978        Institutional Support operating projects (controllable nonbase, source:  OU reserve)
        979                Institutional Support operating projects (controllable nonbase, source:  NIST Director's reserve)
        980-989        Institutional Support operating projects (uncontrollable)
        990                Special agency-wide Institutional Support activities

991-999 Deputy Chief Financial Officer Use

Example of Project Number              810                    9 (or alpha)                         101
            OU/Division  (The first three digits must reflect the NIST Division).
            Optional use by OU/Division (This can be alpha or numeric - digits/alphas of choice.)
 
Funding Source (recommended sources are below – if deviating from this listing, you must obtain the consent of the approving office. In the case of Other Agency projects, all Other Agency projects must use the designations below in determining the last three digits of the project that represent the funding source.
 
The source of support designations listed below indicates how projects are grouped and totaled on accounting and budget reports.

Projects                                                            Source of Support

Appropriations
 
        001-299                                                    Scientific and Technical Research and Services
        300-349, 875-889                                     Industrial Technology Services
        350-359                                                    Undefined
        850-874                                                    Construction of Research Facilities

Gifts and Bequest and Cooperative Research and Development

        360-364                                                    Gifts and Bequests
        365-369                                                    Cooperative Research and Development

Reimbursable Activity

        370-569                                                    Federal Government Sponsors
        570-579                                                    Non-federal Government Sponsors
        580-584                                                    Seminars and Fee-Supported Conferences
        585-594                                                    Miscellaneous Services
        600-654                                                    Calibration and Testing
        655-660, 666-674                                     Standard Reference Materials Surcharge-Supported Activities
        675-679                                                    Proprietary Measurements
        680-684                                                    Calibration Program Surcharge 
        685-699                                                    Seminars and Fee-Supported Conferences
        700-799                                                    Standard Reference Materials - Production

Equipment

        800-809                                                    Direct Purchase of WCF Invested Equipment
        810-849                                                    Manufacture of WCF Invested Equipment

Overheads

        900-919                                                    Laboratory and Division Overheads

Institutional Support

         950-990                                                    Institutional Support

Miscellaneous

        595-599                                                    Interdivision Services
        661-665                                                    SRM Sales
        920-939                                                    Storeroom Inventories
        940-949                                                    Miscellaneous
        991-999                                                    Deputy Chief Financial Officer Use
 
 


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