At The University of Tennessee, we follow your number 1.

At 02:42 PM 7/31/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>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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 Facility Security Officer
The University of Tennessee
Office of Research
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