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Many USAID contractors make the assumption that contractors and subcontractors are required to grant their billable personnel allowances and differentials, such as living quarters allowance, education allowance, and danger pay. This assumption is not unwarranted. Ask any of the major implementing partners if they grant the full suite of allowances to their long-term billable personnel and most likely they’ll say “yes”. But if you read your contract a little more closely, you’