Appropriated and NON-appropriated funds???

I would venture an answer, but I'm really unsure & don't want to sound/read like a dummy....lol. But I'm wondering...why do you ask?? lol

LOL - my husbands Sgt. told him if he could tell him the difference by 2 o'clock..he could go home early...so I've been searching but can't find the general difference!!

Thanks anyways!

Appropriated fund are monies appropriated by congress for a specific purpose. Non-appropriated funds are not subject to congressional appropriation.

So if my Army Community Service employment history serves me correctly (I am assuming since your AF that your talking military monies) I think pretty much appropriated funds must be used for the purpose that congress has given them and you cannot take that money and put it towards something else. Non-appropriated funds you have more leeway with. Like GS employees would be appropriated funds but NAF employees are Non appropriated funds....

Hope that helps

Hey...I wasn't too far off!! lol That's really what I was thinking it meant, but not in direct relation to federal money or the military. More like appropriated meant the money was designated for a specific purpose & non-appropriated was not. I'm not such a dumb-dumb after all!! lol

Heck no you were right on JennT!! I was having trouble just spelling appropriated and almost gave up writing it !! HeHe!!

HA!! Love your avatar, by the way! He has got to be one of the funinest people ever born...I start laughing before he even opens his mouth...lol Have you seen Kicking & Screaming? Great movie...we loved it! And we bought Elf...even my 5 yr old loves it

OMG my kids watch ELF all year round - I have a 5 year old too and he quotes Elf and Napolean Dynamite all the time!! "Hey good news I saw a dog! Did you see a dog? HAAAAA I love him. He was my favorite SNL person ever! I loved the cheerleading skit!!

Thanks so much!! He got to come home early!!!

Robyn