On Mar 2, 2007, at 1:03 PM, Reilly, Lin wrote:

> Subawards under federal grants may have the same start date as the
> prime grant, so you shouldn't have any trouble with auditors even
> if it is signed after that date.  The prime grant is effective on
> the date that it is issued. The subawardee would have been listed
> in the proposal, so the sponsor already has approved the subaward
> by issuing the grant.  I also am comfortable issuing or accepting
> subagreements under Cooperative Agreements with the same start date
> as the prime agreement.
>
> Lin
>
> Lin Reilly
> Assistant Director for Contracting
> Office of Research Services & Administration
> 5219 University of Oregon
> Eugene OR 97403-5219
> Phone: (541) 346-2504
> Fax: (541) 346-5138
> xxxxxx@orsa.uoregon.edu
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>
>
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
> Behalf Of Susan Sutherland, Ph.D.
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 7:24 AM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Subcontracts
>
> I'd appreciate some help on this too.  Our situation is that we are
> the sub-recipient on a Cooperative Agreement, and the primary
> agency does not send us agreements for execution until several
> months past the start date.
> -Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On
> Behalf Of CHERYL HALL
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:58 AM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: [RESADM-L] Subcontracts
>
> Has anyone experience a reoccurring problem, with subcontracts
> still being in the lengthy review and signature process after the
> period of performance has already commenced?  As the issuing
> institution, our review/signature process is quite lengthy in
> itself.  Recently, several situations have arisen whereby once the
> subcontractor has signed and returns the subcontract for our
> internal processing, by the time it reaches our internal executives
> for signature; the subcontract start date has already passed. This
> raises a “red flag” for our auditors. In short, if this or similar
> situations arise at your institutions, how are they handled?
>
>
>
> Any and all responses are greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> C.E. Hall, Esq.
>
> SUBR
>
>
>
>
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