NIGP 97235: Participant Costs, Materials

NIGP 97235 Participant Costs, Materials is an Item code that covers consumable and material expenses incurred directly by participants in training programs, workshops, conferences, and similar educational or developmental events sponsored or funded by state and local government bodies. State and local governments buy under this code when they need to reimburse or provide materials—such as notebooks, writing instruments, binders, instructional handouts, name badges, meals, travel allowances, and supplies for hands-on training—to attendees participating in government-sponsored learning or professional development activities. The code sits within broader human services and workforce development purchasing, often appearing in RFPs and IFBs where the issuing body is managing participant-facing programs that require direct material support or per-diem reimbursement structures.

The source provided contains no description of recent state and local contract opportunities under NIGP 97235, making it impossible to characterize the current issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, or representative recent solicitations in this market.