Our Office of Research retains 50% of the IDC generated.  We distribute
50% to the departments on a quarterly basis.  We just recently started
giving that 50% directly to the School Dean and he/she determines how to
spend it within their departmental areas.  We previously used to
distribute it among the School Dean, Dept. Chair and the PI.  But that
became too cumbersome to process and track.  Some of the budget managers
were not utilizing their funds and our Board of Governors wanted to know
why we had unspent revenues accumulating.  Our upper-level
administrators decided to give it directly to the Deans because it would
be used for better purposes and not stock-piled.

Sandy

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Sheri Walls
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:33 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] PUIs and Return of Indirect Costs

I'd be interested in this as well.

________________________________

From: Research Administration List on behalf of Miceli, Penny
Sent: Mon 11/17/2008 12:54 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] PUIs and Return of Indirect Costs

Hello,

I'm looking for information about how predominantly undergraduate
institutions are handling the return of indirect costs at their
institutions.  What formula is being used to return dollars to units
generating the funds (% to general fund; % to provost; % to deans)?  Are
any PUIs returning IDC funds to the departments and/or the PI?

Thanks,

Penny

________________________________________

Penny J. Miceli, PhD, CRA

Director, Office of Sponsored Projects & Research

Keene State College

229 Main Street

Keene, NH  03435-3510

Phone:  603-358-2427

Fax:  603-358-2939

xxxxxx@keene.edu

www.keene.edu

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