It's my understanding that you cannot count salary above the cap as cost
share. Cost share can only include allowable costs, and salary above
the cap is not an allowable cost, according to the government.
Sheila L. Vrana, Ph.D.
Asst. Dean for Research
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:12:35 -0400
From: "Smith,Lois M" <xxxxxx@UAKRON.EDU>
Subject: Re: Effort Reporting
Pam,
Here we consider the difference paid by the institution as cost sharing.
In your scenario it would be 17% chargeable and 3% cost sharing for a
total of 20% effort on the grant.
Lois Smith
Assoc. Controller, Sponsored Programs
The University of Akron
330-972-6563
xxxxxx@uakron.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Valentine, Pamela M. (Mo) [mailto:xxxxxx@ARCHILDRENS.ORG]
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:28 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: [RESADM-L] Effort Reporting
I have a question regarding effort reporting for faculty members who are
over the salary cap. Here is the senario (totally made up): The faculty
member's base salary is $200,000. The faculty will devote 20% of time
to the grant.
171,900*.20 = $34,380.00 allowed on grant
$34,380/200,000 = 17% effort of base salary
With a salary cap of 171,900, would the faculty report 17% effort or 20%
effort?
I'm thinking the amount over the cap is paid by the Institution without
recourse, so the amount of effort is still 20% on the grant. Since the
effort doesn't tie back to actual salary paid to the grant, does this
present a problem?
Mo Valentine, CRA
Research Systems Administrator
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
1120 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72022
(501) 364-3570 phone
(501) 364-6859 fax
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