In a EN partnership agreement, can a partner procure their own contractor? If so, how should these cost be captured in the Budget Narrative and any other applicable attachments?

A partnering organization can procure their own contractor as long as the applicable procurement standards are followed.  See Section 4B for more information on procuring contractors.

Note that contractual costs solicited by a project partner should be included as part of the total ‘subaward’ cost under the budget category ‘Other’. A summary of the cost breakdown of the subaward, and general information on the contractor procurement, should be included in the ‘Formal Partners’ attachment (Attachment C).