It is certainly possible to do research -- scholarly activity -- in a
museum.  However, most who fund such activities are likely to have
significant restrictions on the amount of F&A they pay -- fact of life!

Similarly for instruction.

However, if you also have F&A rates for "Other sponsored Programs", that
would be appropriate for all other museum activities.  And, again, even
those activities may be funded by sources who have limits on F&A.

These limitations of F&A should be given strong consideration under your
F&A collection policy, as Museum activities are a real plus for an
institution, even is you have to "eat" F&A.  And in almost all cases,
unrecovered F&A can be cost sharing, something these funding sources like a
lot.

Chuck

At 10:02 AM 11/9/2004, you wrote:
>I would say that research is research.  All nonexternally funded activities
>of the museum are academic support.  If you receive an NEA/NEH grant to
>exhibit, that would be a sponsored activity and could be classified
>variously as public service, instruction, etc.  The institutional support of
>the day to day museum activities and permanent exhibits would be academic
>support.
>
>My humble opinion.
>
>Greg
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Patricia M Territo" <xxxxxx@LSU.EDU>
>To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 7:42 PM
>Subject: [RESADM-L] Museums
>
>
>>To All:
>>
>>According to NACUBO, museum activities should be reported as "Academic
>>Support." What happens if the museum is being awarded grants for other
>>purposes (i.e. research, instruction, public service,
>>etc.)................
>>can they be reported as such? Or should ALL museum activities be reported
>>as "Academic Support" regardless of the purpose of the grants?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for your responses.
>>
>>*************************************
>>Patricia M. Territo
>>Director
>>Sponsored Program Accounting
>>Louisiana State University
>>E-mail: xxxxxx@lsu.edu
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