Under DAP 9525.9, applicants may be reimbursed for reasonable direct administrative costs that can be identified separately and assigned to a specific project. The Applicant did not provide detailed documentation demonstrating that its DAC were reasonable. The claimed DAC for per diem costs were prorated based on the amount of time worked; thus, the claimed costs are not attributable to a specific project’s objectives and are not eligible as DAC.

The Applicant did not establish the claimed costs are eligible DAC by providing documentation demonstrating the costs are reasonable, or that they are direct rather than indirect costs.

2 C.F.R. Pt. 225, App. A(C)(1)(j). Memorandum on DAP 9525.9, Section 324 Management Costs and Direct Administrative Costs and Recovery Policy 9525.14, Grantee Administrative Costs (Sept. 8, 2009); DAP 9525.9, Section 324 Management Costs and Direct Administrative Costs (Nov. 13, 2007).