Grant Control Flags are data elements in the On-line Financial Information System (OFIS) used for administrative purposes within Grant and Contract Accounting (GCA) and other central offices. They identify a number of administrative issues including which section within GCA is responsible for monitoring or reporting for a budget and whether certain authorities/approvals have been granted. The following grant control flags are currently in use:
Flag Description
| 01 | Sponsor has awarded the grant under expanded authority regulations |
| 02 | Administrative and clerical salaries are allowable |
| 05 | Sponsor has awarded the grant under Streamlined Non-Competing Award Process (SNAP) regulations |
| 09 | Under "old" equipment threshold, i.e. purchases meeting the definition of equipment with a cost of $500 or more will be coded and reported as equipment |
| 10 | Approved for food (Refer to GCA letter of approval for specific information regarding type of food purchase allowable, i.e. food approval for conferences and workshops, patient/subject etc.) |
| 11-20 | Automated invoices prepared by GCA |
| 22 | State of Washington flow through funds, prime sponsor is federal |
| 25 | Assigned to GCA Fiscal Reports Section (phone 3-0817) |
| 27 | Assigned to GCA Comprehensive Reports and Reconciliation Section (phone 3-8941) |
| 28 | Assigned to GCA Fiscal Reports Section (phone 3-0817) |
| 29 | Assigned to GCA Accounts Receivable Section (phone 3-8961) |
| 30 | For closings, assigned to GCA Fiscal Reports (phone 3-0817) |
| 30 | For active accounts (e.g. questions about journal vouchers etc), assigned to GCA Fiscal Compliance Section (phone 3-8957) |