NCARB Grant Budget Restrictions

NCARB Grant funds are to be specifically used to support activities and initiatives that result in the integration of practice and education in the academy.

NCARB Grant funds may be used for the following items, including, but not limited to:

• Faculty release time to create the program; however, the course and course activities are required to be part of faculty teaching load when initiated
• New equipment and technology such as hardware, software. providing interconnectivity with non-faculty architect practitioners
• Expendable materials such as building materials, model materials, office supplies, printing and copying costs.
• Publication related to the project to encourage adaption and development of similar projects
• Travel and per diem for non-faculty architect practitioners, students, faculty, and consultants
• Honoraria for non-faculty architect practitioners and consultants

Funds may not be used for any of the following:

• Institutional indirect and/or overhead costs
• Salary for faculty, adjunct faculty, or visiting faculty to teach the proposed course
• Expenses for existing courses
• Individual faculty enhancement activities

Project directors are encouraged to seek and obtain funding from other sources, matching funding, and cost-share to ensure successful achievement of project objectives; however, this is not required. If other sources of funding, matching funding, or cost-share are available for the project, a description of the amount, source, and payment schedule should be included in the proposal budget. If proposed project expenses exceed the total budget amount requested, an explanation of the source that will provide the additional funding should be included.

Funds should be allocated to achieve the maximum benefit to students, the architecture curriculum, and the architecture program. Consideration should be given to alternative effective methods of allocating and using funds and other resources to achieve the greatest benefit. For example, alternatives to long-distance travel such as video/web conferences and involvement of local non-faculty architect practitioners are often a more effective use of funds and resources and achieve greater benefit. Funds are not intended for individual faculty enhancement activities.

In the event that a project submitted by co-directors in different departments within the same institutions is awarded a grant, funds will be paid to the architecture school. In the event that a project submitted by co-directors in different institutions is awarded a grant, funds will be divided equally among the institutions unless requested otherwise in the Grant fund proposal.

NCARB does not place any other restrictions on the use of NCARB Grant funds other than to provide guidance that the funds are to be used for work that results in interaction between students and practitioners to achieve NCARB Grant objectives.