Eleanor,

We track the proposal as a University Collaboration and the prime as NSF.
Both are entered into the database and appear on our Annual Report.  At the
fiscal side we track the funds as Federal and follow the appropriate
guidelines.

 Michele N.

Office of Grants and Sponsored Research
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor M. Cicinsky" <xxxxxx@TEMPLE.EDU>
To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: [RESADM-L] Tracking Funding Sources in a Database

> Hi:
>
> We are in a fierce debate about how to record sources of funds and we
> are
> interested in knowing what other institutions do.
>
> This is the scenario:     We are submitting a proposal to another
> University as a Subcontractor who is submitting their Proposal to the
> National Science Foundation.     Do you record your submission as being
> submitted to 1) GuessWho University:Prime Source: NSF    or  2) NSF
> directly.
>
> If you do it as No. 1 do you pick it up as receiving funds from a
> Federal Source or from a a different category.
>
> This database is primarily for PreAward Activity.   In a post award
> scenario,  the funds would be picked up as coming from a Federal Source.
> and the account code would reflect that.    However from a preaward
> stand point,  we might want to track whether the faculty are submitted
> grants directly to the funding source or via subcontracts or subawards.
>
> Your opinions would be greatly valued.
>
>     Eleanor Cicinsky
>     Temple University,   083-45,  406 USB
>     1601 N. Broad Street
>     Philadelphia, PA  19122
>
>
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