GAČR projects - temporary changes in the definition of eligible costs

[Lenka Mervová]

Dear all,

We would like to inform you about measures that the Czech Science
Foundation (GAČR) took to improve the situation for research teams working
on ongoing GAČR projects. These measures reflect the current situation -
the declaration of an emergency, restrictions on movement and personal
communication, etc. Please see the following temporary changes in the
definition of eligible costs:

-        transfers between basic structure items of the allocated grant
funds to the beneficiary or additional participant, up to 100,000 CZK are
possible without a request to approve changes by the end of 2020 and do not
require an amendment to the contract or a new decision on the support
provision;
-        in a case of acquisition of previously unapproved fixed
assets, it is necessary to send the GAČR a request for approval of the
intended investment before the acquisition;
-        changes in the drawing or transferring of the subsidy must be
additionally justified by the beneficiary in the following report (interim
or final). It must be demonstrated that the changes or transfers have been
effective, economical, efficient and have occurred in connection with the
declared state of emergency, restriction of movement and personal
communication.

_Eligible costs covered by grant funds may include the following costs
until the end of 2020, in case they have been directly linked to the
restrictions adopted to stop the spread of the coronavirus epidemic
COVID-19:_

-        fees for canceled or non-realized conferences, travel expenses
for conferences (cancellations) or already paid and canceled work stays
abroad (up to 100%);
-        costs for telecommunication services; costs for the
acquisition, repair and maintenance of devices and equipment from the field
of communication technology (from the item of material or investment
costs), except costs for telephones, dictation machines, readers;
-        costs for acquiring tangible fixed assets or amortization (the
purchase price is higher than 40,000 CZK) and for acquiring intangible
fixed assets (the purchase price is higher than 60,000 CZK) with the period
of use longer than one year, which are necessary for carrying out the grant
project and are purchased and used in the direct connection with the grant
project.

_The GACR Presidium recalls that other costs incurred in dealing with the
crisis may also be included in the eligible costs covered by the grant
funds from additional (overhead) costs_:

-        g. the costs of child care for workers involved in the
project.

_The GACR Presidium also recalls that other costs incurred in dealing with
this crisis may be included in eligible costs paid from grant funds from
material and/or personnel costs_:

-        the cost of wage compensation up to an amount not paid by the
state to the employer in a state of emergency;
-        computer technology used exclusively in direct connection with
the carrying out grant project.

For the whole version please see here[1].

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the Reaserch and
International Affairs Department.

Kind regards, 

Lenka Mervová



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[1] https://gacr.cz/en/eligible-costs-in-ongoing-projects-in-2020/
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