Principal investigators are responsible to the applicant organization for the scientific and
technical direction of the project.  PI are also authorized to conduct "business" with the PHS.
Therefore, doesn't she need a formal relationship with the grantee institution?  And if so,
how does that affect her relationship to you?

CH

At 02:17 PM 7/8/2004, you wrote:
>We have a faculty member who is conducting research in collaboration with
>another institution on an NIH grant. She wants to submit an R01 through the
>other organization naming herself as PI. Initially, the proposal (for 2.5M)
>was to be submitted by us, but since much of the work will occur at the
>other site, she is requesting that we become a subcontractor and that the
>other organization take the lead.  The other organization wants to allocate
>part of her time to the prime budget (theirs)  and part of her time to the
>subcontract budget (ours).  In effect, she would be PI for the prime and
>subaward.  To complicate matters further, her base salary here will be less
>than the base salary used by the submitting institution. Has anyone ever
>run into a situation like this before?  Aside from the fact that we have
>been working on this for over a month and now the tables have turned, is
>any of this kosher?? The other organization claims to do this sort of thing
>all the time and wants to enter a consortial agreement with us.  Please
>advise!
>
>Donna Berger, Ph.D.
>Coordinator, Academic Grants
>Marist College
>Phone: 845-575-3670
>
>
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