We do not offer cash bonuses -- but we do have a Research Incentive Fund program that re-distributes recovered F&A costs.  While each College/School is able to customize their distribution, the funds are usually distributed as follows:

University: 50%
College/School: 50%
 Dean: 20%
 Dept: 20%
 Investigator: 10%

These funds are not, however, distributed as "cash" -- but rather are entered into an account for program/research support.

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: Kevin Sottak [mailto:xxxxxx@UVI.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:57 AM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Faculty "Bonuses" from Indirects
Importance: High

Colleagues:

The University of the Virgin Islands is in the introductory stages of
developing an indirect cost distribution schedule and policy.  A faculty
member claims that a colleague at a major mainland university told him that
his institution's policy allows successful grant-writers to collect an
annual "bonus" based on a percentage (1%) of indirect costs recovered
through the grant.  I've never heard of an institution that makes cash
payments to investigators based on indirect costs recovered.  Is this
legal?  Do any of you have similar policies that you would be willing to
share with me?

Thank you for any and all guidance you can provide.

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Kevin J. Sottak
Director of Grants and Major Gifts
University of the Virgin Islands
2 John Brewers Bay
St. Thomas, VI 00802

340/693.1002
xxxxxx@uvi.edu

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