IMHO, we would all be better off if we ceased using this terminology.  The IDC recovery process is to reimburse actual, audited (A133) F&A expenses.  It is not some sort of "reward/largesse" from the NIH.

How about calling this process what it really is - A Reward Based On Received Grant Funding With Full IDC - utilizing internal institutional funds?  There's nothing wrong with rewards, but clarity helps, usually.

Maybe this would help reduce investigators thinking we administrators are all running some sort of shell game?

 David

At 12:00 AM -0500 2/14/03, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>On 2/13/2003, Farbman Betty A wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends:
>>
>> I know that we've asked this over time, but folks change their distributions
>> from time to time, and an update would be most appreciated.
>>
>> Could folks please provide the following information:
>>
>> 1) Does your institution distribute the F&A recoveries?
>> 2) What is your institution's formula for distribution? (e.g. - PI, Dept,
>> Dean, etc.)
>>
>> I'd be happy to post the information received to the list.
>>
>> THANKS in advance
>>
>> Betty Farbman
>> St. John's University
>> xxxxxx@stjohns.edu
>>
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