[Fomite]

The rules for off campus rates are pretty strict, and not just “I’m not in my office.” They get used for Extension, stuff like that.

Ironically, prohibiting “breaks” to Gates, Chan-Zuckerberg, etc. and saying the rate they get is the same as your NIH rate would probably go over well. Most people I know in research admin are perpetually annoyed that private foundations act like being subsidized is their right.