Before I can approve the voucher, I would like to have more details about the expense related to Advertising - Recruitment. This cost seems very high at $3,5548.04 - representing over a third of the costs for this period. I assume it is composed of many different expenses. Can you provide a breakdown of what costs are being included in this amount?
In addition, I have the following comments to make sure you are aware of certain USAID rules.
Eventually, you should be putting the monthly costs in the context of the overall budget in the first page summary table. Perhaps this can be raised again once the new COP has come on board.
Expenses are being listed in U.S. dollars, but most costs are likely incurred in THB. CSNM should provide the exchange rate being used to calculate the expenses. Other projects track expenses in THB during the reporting period, and then convert all expenses to USD based on the exchange rate of the final date of the period. For example, incur costs in THB Feb 16-March 5 and then convert to USD only one time with whatever the rate is on March 5. You should list that rate clearly, either on SF-1034 (there's a space for exchange rate) or somewhere in the detailed voucher.
Please make sure to be keeping detailed timesheets for each staff members that reflects work toward this project and leave time.
Land transportation - The voucher included a charge for $39.38 in land transportation. This is fine, but I wanted to share the experience of another USAID partner who recently had to pay back over $10,000 because auditors could not find evidence that the travel costs were directly related to the project. There are various solutions to this problem. Mainly, anyone traveling for the project, even by taxi, should record who travels, the date of travel, and the purpose of travel. A signature of the traveler may also be wise, esp. if the costs are high. Please let me know if you have any questions.