The difference to me is that gifts are unrestricted funds:  they are not
for a specific research protocol,  a percentage of effort of the PI is not
committed, nor are specific resources.  They are merely a monetary gift to
the lab, to be used as necessary over an unspecified period of time.  Since
there is no %effort involved, nor a specific research protocol to be
followed, it seems inappropriate  to include with the NIH Other Support, as
it is outside the parameters of what they are reviewing.

Jon Hart

At 11:38 AM 8/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Have any of you ever run across cases in which gifts look like grants when
>it comes to NIH other support? NIH does not want you to report "gifts", but
>what if you track the gift like a grant and the gift becomes part of the
>investigator's research administration portfolio along with the other
>grants?
>
>Common sense seems to dictate reporting the gift as other support so your
>reporting is consistent, but NIH's instructions say, "No longer included are
>training awards, prizes or GIFTS."
>
>Anyone out there like to split hairs?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tim
>
>Tim Atkinson
>Director, Research Support Center
>Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
>Little Rock, AR 72202
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>F: 501-320-2705
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