Eligibility Expenses for Grant-Funded Projects

Whereas the Province of British Columbia currently does not consider in-house expenses such as staff time, administrative support, and other internal resources used in the delivery of grant-funded projects as eligible recoverable expenses; And whereas recognizing in-house expenses as eligible costs would increase administrative efficiency, reduce reliance on external contractors, and support local governments in delivering grant-funded projects more effectively and cost efficiently: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the Province of BC to amend its grant program criteria to include in-house expenses as eligible recoverable costs.