I think your friendly state agency "expert" has much to learn. You might
start with showing him the definitions of "cash contributions", "cost
sharing and matching" in A-110, and then go on to __.23.
This "donation" would not, in my judgement, meet the definition of cost
sharing, because it is not a "portion of program or project costs".
Chuck
At 12:31 PM 6/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Our university has been a subcontractor for federal flow-through dollars
>from a certain state agency for several years. Until now there has been no
>cost-share requirement for these funds. The state agency has now decided
>(discovered?) that they can leverage more federal dollars if they require us
>and their other subcontractors to provide cash cost-share.
>
>However......As I understand from from the agency representative, he does
>not really want "cost-sharing funds" to be provided by us as subcontractors
>on a grant, at least not "cost-sharing" in the sense of direct expenditures
>from institutional funds in support of the project that operates on our
>campus. What he really wants is "front money" -- He wants us to make a
>"donation" to his agency, which he can put into an account at his agency
>and they can use our dollars, combined with similar donations from other
>subcontractors, to leverage federal dollars. Eventually, these dollars
>would flow back to us in contracts from his agency. There is the assumption
>that when the dollars come back to us, they will be accompanied by some of
>the federal dollars that his agency obtained by using our dollars as
>matching funds.
>
>I have never encountered an arrangement like this, and it strikes me as
>risky at best. I'd appreciate reactions and/or insights from colleagues who
>may have experience with anything similar. Thanks.......
>
>Linda S. Freed
>Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs
>Austin Peay State University
>P. O. Box 4517
>Clarksville, TN 37044
>voice: 931-221-7881; fax: 931-221-7304
>e-mail: xxxxxx@apsu.edu
>
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