Our way of dealing with this is pretty similar to that of the others who have responded.

However, as an added wringle, sometimes those funds are used by the PI to hire lab technicians or to fund other types of research support.  It is, I believe, all a matter of negoitations.

John R. Baumann, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Support
University of Missouri -- Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110

816.235.1303 (v)
816.235.6532 (f)
xxxxxx@umkc.edu

location: 5211 Rockhill Road

-----Original Message-----
From: Imeh Ebong [mailto:xxxxxx@NEU.EDU]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 1:55 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Use of Buy-Out Funds

We are looking at policies on the use of different categories of
research-related funds, including from PI released time and would
appreciate input from folks on the list. You can respond directly to me if
you do not want your response to go to everybody on the list. Here is my
request:

Buy-out funds recovered from the released time of PIs are traditionally
used to pay for replacement personnel covering the responsibilities which
PIs would have covered if they were not working on grant projects. Does
your institution follow this practice in all situations? Do you place any
restrictions on the use of such funds for any other related activities?
Please send me any written policies you may have regarding this issue.

Thanks.
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Imeh D. Ebong, Ph. D.
Director, Division of Research Development
MS 0960 RP
360 Huntington Avenue
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115-5000

Tel: (617) 373-8770
Fax: (617) 373-8866
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