Has any institution that are state supported done any contract negotiations
with CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy).  They are being
difficult with the Indemnification langauge.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Dennis Paffrath

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Director, Grants & Contracts
University of Maryland, Baltimore
410-706-1101
Fax 410-706-6630

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On 12/7/06 4:16 PM, "Robert Beattie" <xxxxxx@UMICH.EDU> wrote:

> I see nothing on Page I-38 of  Version 2A of the NIH Guide related to
> Congressional District.  This page deals with Type of Application and
> Type of Applicant.
>
>
> (This is the version "To be used with application packages indicating
> Version 2 and Version 2.a) November 13, 2006"
>
> found here
> http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/sf424_rr_guide_general_ver2.doc
>
>
>
> ----------------------------
>
> The discussion of Congressional District is on pages I-40 and I-41.
> I will quote those pages again
> ----------------------------
> "14. Congressional District Applicant and Congressional District Project
> Congressional District ­ Applicant: Enter the Congressional District
> in the format: 2 character State Abbreviation ­ 3 character District
> Number. Examples: CA-005 for California¹s 5th district, CA-012 for
> California¹s 12th district.
> If outside the U.S., enter 00-0000.
> To locate your congressional district, visit the Grants.gov web site.
>
> Congressional District ­ Project: Enter the Congressional District in
> the format: 2 character State Abbreviation ­ 3 character District
> Number. Examples: CA-005 for California¹s 5th district, CA-012 for
> California¹s 12th district.
> If all districts in a state are affected, enter ³all² for the
> district number. Example: MD-all for all congressional districts in
> Maryland.
> If nationwide (all districts in all states), enter US-all.
> If the program/project is outside the U.S., enter 00-0000.
> To locate your congressional district, visit the Grants.gov web site.
> Attach an additional list of Project Congressional Districts on page
> 2 (Item 21), if needed."
> -----------------------------
>
> I first thought that the "Project" data item referred to where the
> work will be conducted.  However, note the wording in the newest
> edition of the Guide, in particular the text associated with the line
> starting the second example:
>
> "If all districts in a state are affected, enter ³all² for the
> district number. Example: MD-all for all congressional districts in
> Maryland."
>
> I see the word "affected" there.  This leads me to infer that what is
> asked for is not where the project is conducted, but what districts
> are "affected."  The "work " could not possibly be done in "all
> districts in all states," yet that is an option - US-all.
>
> ----------
>
> It is true that the text of the ORIGINAL Guide, June 2006, does have
> this text on page I-38
>
> 14. Congressional District Applicant and Congressional District Project
> Enter your Congressional District in the Congressional District
> Applicant field. Enter the Congressional District of the primary site
> where the project will be performed in the Congressional District
> Project field.
> If the applicant organization is a foreign institution, enter all
> zeros. To locate your district visit http://congress.org/congressorg/
> dbq/officials/?lvl=L.
> ------------
>
> This is what gave me the original idea that the Project field
> referred to "where the project will be performed."  However, as this
> text has been substantially changed in the 2 and the 2a editions, I
> suggest we use that text for making decisions.
>
> Most important is what the agencies want in this field.
> Where the project is managed
> Where the work of the project is done
> Where the project will have affect.
>
>
> Bob
> xxxxxx@umich.edu
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 7, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Elsa Nadler wrote:
>
> Greetings, all,
> The Congressional district issue is as follows:
> 14a--the district (numeric) of the home institution...the applicant
> whose DUNS number and FEIN you use
> 14b--where the project will be conducted (it is NOT 'affected'
> districts but where the work will be done)
>
> Check page I-38 of the application guide
>
>
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> Department of Community Medicine
> 1 Medical Center Drive
> PO Box 9190
> West Virginia University
> Morgantown, WV 26506-9190
>
> Tel: 304/293-3546
> Fax: 304/293-6685
>
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