Enhanced Other Governmental Membership
NASFA offers Other Governmental Membership, Enhanced Membership, which assists with costs associated with attending the national conference, such as conference registration and travel.
Enhanced Other Governmental Membership is the same as the Regular Other Governmental Membership EXCEPT it assists with costs associated with attending the national conference, such as conference registration and travel. Enhanced Membership dues is $3,500, which covers regular dues ($1,000), plus $2,400 to apply towards the costs to attend the conference for (1) person’s conference registration fee, hotel, economy/coach airfare, baggage fees, food (excluding alcohol), other transportation, etc. The conference costs will be reimbursed upon submission of itemized original receipts. A $100 service fee will be deducted from the total conference cost reimbursement.
The other governmental member “Primary Dues Member” is responsible for determining and notifying NASFA of the one (1) individual that has permission to utilize the funding. “Primary Dues Member” is defined as the individual that receives and is responsible for ensure the dues are paid.
NASFA will not provide refunds for any unused or remaining funds, and any such funds will not be rolled over to future years. Unreimbursed funds will be placed into the NASFA scholarship account for future disbursement at the discretion of NASFA’s Executive Committee.
With payment of the Enhanced Dues, the member Other Governmental organization accepts the agreement. Agreement language is below.
Other Governmental organizations are responsible for ensuring they comply with their own ethics laws.
Agreement
Unless waived in writing by NASFA, the other governmental-designated recipient shall be reimbursed for lodging and subsistence costs on a per diem basis according to the applicable federal government per diem rates, and original receipts shall not be required for such costs. Expenses should be based on the Other Governmental recipient’s travel policies and reasonable travel costs. In no event will the recipient be reimbursed for such items as the costs of entertainment, alcoholic beverages, first class airfare or dry cleaning. NASFA reserves the right to disallow any items of travel expenses that it considers, in its sole discretion, to be unallowable or unreasonable. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall NASFA reimburse the recipient for total, cumulative travel and conference registration expenses in excess of Two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,400.00).
Other Governmental Membership Dues Options
Regular Other Governmental Membership Dues is $1,000
Enhanced Other Governmental Membership Dues is $3,500
$1,000 for dues & $2,400 for conference registration and travel assistance, which is less $100 for the service fee.