Using Research Grant Funding for Cloud Services
Overview
Cloud computing (AWS, Azure or GCP) through UW contracts can be funded by research grant funds using a DoIT Billing Customer ID number, like other IT expenditures (DoIT service billing information)
Customers are responsible for ensuring that any grant funds used to pay for public cloud services is done in accordance with Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) policy and federal requirements (2 CFR 200 Subpart E). Basic guidance on allowable direct costs can be found here. It is recommended that any customers with questions about using a grant to pay for cloud computing contact RSP for guidance.
For customers planning or expecting to use credits/grants from a Public Cloud Provider, please indicate so on your account request, and contact the Public Cloud team to ensure those credits are deployed appropriately to your account.