Molly and RESADMers--

I'm probably an outlier, but I count awards according to the academic year in which the proposal was submitted.  My first measure of productivity is proposals submitted; grants received comes second.  Consequently, the year the proposal was submitted takes priority, in my counting scheme.  And I use the academic year (rather than fiscal or calendar year) because that's the basis for academic activities, including writing/submitting grant proposals.

Our grants accountant counts things the more traditional way, of course--by fiscal year and (I think) by the date on the award letter.  Her numbers are the official ones; I use mine for my own accountability and for my reports to the university.  For the past few years, I have been including a summary of the official numbers in my reports as well; I'm sure it confuses everyone, but it gives folks two ways to look at the grants world at UW-River Falls.

Remember the bureaucrat's creed: when in doubt, drown them in paper.

Regards, Bill

Bill Campbell
Director, Grants & Research
University of Wisconsin-River Falls

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