Make your point. It sounds like you are saying the institutions are "stealing"
the PIs F&A. The grants are given to the institutions. The awards belong to the
institutions. The indirect costs belong to the institutions, not the highly
funded, tenured PIs. Most gifts are given to institutions, too. Normally they
are restricted and bear little F&A. Depending upon the
sponsor/terms/instution/policy, these funds can be portable if the PI leaves.
The PI, SPAs and anyone who manages these accounts should be responsible. Also,
under certain conditions,  severance and unemployment CAN be charged to DHHS
grants.

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From: Research Administration List on behalf of l alexander
Sent: Wed 5/13/2009 8:54 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FURLOUGHS

I can't wait for the lawsuits to begin from highly funded, tenured faculty who
provide the institutions with a rich source of IDCs, which the SPAs are all to
happy to take their cut FIRST. Can't wait to have the NIH audit these
instituions.

May 13, 2009 11:39:22 AM, xxxxxx@hrinet.org wrote:

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We have implemented furlough days and applied them to all employees, regardless
of funding source, no exceptions.  Our employees are employed by the state and
furlough days apply to all state employees, even if their salary is grant
funded.

Sara

Sara L. Wilhelm
Grant Accountant
General Accounting
Hitchins Room 109
Frostburg State University
Phone: 301-687-7054
Fax: 301-687-4494
xxxxxx@frostburg.edu

________________________________

From: Research Administration List on behalf of Wilma Ennenga
Sent: Wed 5/13/2009 11:29 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] FURLOUGHS

Good morning! It's a beautiful 75 F degrees in Flagstaff, glorious blue skies,
fragrant pine trees, trails calling and yet here I am at work. So it had better
be for something fun like the "Furlough Issue" as it has come to be known in
some locales. Still, I'd rather be outside so I'd appreciate your soonest
response to these questions!

The questions:

·         Is your university (1) considering and/or (2) implementing FURLOUGHS?

·         If so, will the furlough program apply to all employees regardless of
funding source?

·         Alternatively, are you making an exception for "non-state" funding and
exempting those employees?

If everybody replies directly to me - xxxxxx@nau.edu - rather than to
the listserve, I promise to post a summary of responses by COB today.

Thanks,

Winnie

Wilma G. (Winnie) Ennenga

Director, Office of Grant and Contract Services

Northern Arizona University

Applied Research and Development Bldg. #56, Suite 240

1298 South Knoles Drive

Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4130

Telephone: 928/523-8319

Fax: 928/523-1075

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