Re: Inter departmental consulting and extra compensation Julie Edgerton 10 Aug 2006 10:23 EST
Hi Mike, From my recollection, we can't write in effort above 100%...as in 110%. If the salary paid by the university is above the NIH cap, this is a little different and the department will usually cost-share the difference between what appears on the NIH grant and the salary amount they have listed for the faculty member. Can someone else weigh in on this to be sure? Thanks. Julie Edgerton Associate Director, Finance & Administration Department of Surgery Div. of Plastic Surgery Div. of Multi-Organ Transplantation Stanford University 770 Welch Rd., Suite 400 M/C 5715 Stanford, CA 94304 Tel.: 650-725-6597 Fax: 650-725-6605 Cell: 650-892-7124 Email: xxxxxx@stanford.edu -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Gilles Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:44 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] Inter departmental consulting and extra compensation OMB circular A-21, section 10d(1) addresses the issue of faculty compensation in excess of 100% effort. Near the end of that section it states: However, in unusual cases where consultation is across departmental lines or involves separate or remote operation, and the work performed by consultant is in addition to his regular departmental load, any charges for such work representing extra compensation above base salary are allowable provided that such consulting arrangements are specifically provided for in the agreement or approved in writing from the sponsoring agency. There are two issues here; one, can a faculty member be paid more than 100% of his salary under any circumstances and; two, can a faculty member who is consulting "across departmental lines" as stated in 10d(1) be paid for that consulting at a rate higher than a rate calculated on his base rate? Namely can he be paid a reasonable consulting rate, which may very well be above his normal salary? And lastly is this a completely different issue during the summer (non-academic) time? Can he/she be paid in excess of an already full summer supported salary based on his/her academic base salary. Mike Michael P. Gilles Assistant Director Research & Sponsored Programs Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931 Ph: 906-487-2225 Fx: 906-487-2245 A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================