Advisory session
Eligible-Cost Advisory Session
A half-day working session to interpret grey-area costs — shared staff, hospitality, capital vs. operating lines — against a named funding agreement.
- Typical duration
- Half day (about 3.5 hours)
- Delivery
- Central office or video conference
- Fee basis
- Session fee
Who joins
Typically the finance officer, programme manager, and anyone who codes invoices to the grant. Bring the agreement, the latest budget revision, and a short list of disputed or uncertain cost items.
Outcome
You leave with written positions on each item discussed — treat as eligible, seek funder clarification, or charge elsewhere — so day-to-day coding decisions stop relying on memory alone.