Has any Institution looked into whether giving bonuses to Principal
Investigator's for bringing in federally sponsored research is a violation
of the Anti-kickback Act.

I have always wondered if this is applicable?

Deborah Everds

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>Date:    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:53:48 -0600
>From:    "Hansen, Debra" <xxxxxx@MMRF.MFLDCLIN.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Faculty "Bonuses" from Indirects
>
>Amy - I would like to get a copy of your survey as well.  Thanks!
>
>However, I have a follow-up question.  How can institutions afford to do
>this when, if, they do not recover full indirects 100% of the time?  We
>have toyed with the concept/idea of doing something similar to what most
>responses have indicated.  However, we have limited resources and have not
>been able to make the numbers work to support actual implementation.
>
>Deb Hansen
>
>Debra K. Hansen
>Director of Sponsored Programs and Fiscal Affairs
>Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation,
>a Division of Marshfield Clinic
>1000 N Oak Avenue - 1R3
>Marshfield, WI   54449
>715-387-9130
>xxxxxx@mfldclin.edu
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cosgrove John [mailto:xxxxxx@FORDHAM.EDU]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:52 PM
>To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Faculty "Bonuses" from Indirects
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>Amy:
>I'd love to have a copy of your survey.
>
>John Cosgrove
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>Date:    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:29:47 -0500
>From:    Cosgrove John <xxxxxx@FORDHAM.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Faculty "Bonuses" from Indirects
>
>David:
>
>A very valid point. I think that it might be better to refer to incentives
>indexed on IDC/F&A return.
>
>John
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>Please do not continue to perpetuate the myth/misconception/malpractice
>that recovered IDC's can/should be awarded to anyone in any form.  These
>are recovered actual costs already expensed, or else someone is not playing
>by the rules.
>
>Best, if you want to hand out rewards, to call it a reward from
>institutional discretionary funds/endowments and cease this mislabelling,
>if at all possible (IMHO).
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>         David
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