We too have interpreted this as applying only to the PI and his/her
immediate team.

CH

> Carolyn,
>
> Prior to submission, I would have the Principal Investigator and his
> administration & research staff certify the statement.  Also the head of
> the
> school/college for which the PI works.  Have them do it in advance and
> indicate to them that if they accept any moneys from the industry that are
> in breach of contract.  To me, the institution only has to certify that it
> endorses a smoke free environment
>
> If they are unwilling to certify to the statement, then I would be
> unwilling
> to submit to this organization.
>
> Rene
>
> --
> Rene Hearns, PhD (cand), MPA, CRA
> Research Administration Analysis and Training Consultant
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Carolyn Elliott-Farino <
> xxxxxx@kennesaw.edu> wrote:
>
>>  We have a faculty member interested in applying for FAMRI funding, but
>> this paragraph from their non-negotiable grant agreement gives us pause:
>>
>> * *
>>
>> *XI. Funds from Tobacco-Related Entities*
>>
>> The Principal Investigator and the applying school of the Grantee
>> Institution agree that it, he or she, and
>>
>> any person who works on Principal Investigator’s research or
>> administrative
>> staff, shall not accept any
>>
>> grant, consultancy fees or other gifts of value from any tobacco
>> manufacturer, distributor, or other tobacco-related
>>
>> entity and will not work as a paid or unpaid consultant for any tobacco
>> company for the duration of
>>
>> the FAMRI grant. The Grantee Institution confirms that it does not
>> permit
>> smoking within its Institution
>>
>> and it endorses smoke-free environments.
>>
>>
>>
>> Many universities have received funding from them (Harvard, Miami,
>> Hopkins,
>> UCSF, Georgetown, Pitt, BU …) so clearly some of you are able to agree
>> to
>> this language. How do you ensure that no funding of any kind is
>> tobacco-related? We believe some matching scholarship funding may come
>> from
>> a tobacco-related entity. How far up the funding chain do you have to
>> drill?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We are not smoke-free, I just realized (there are outdoor smoking
>> areas),
>> so this is a moot point at the moment for us, but I am still curious how
>> other institutions are able to agree to this. Maybe since we’re in a
>> tobacco
>> state (as my colleague frequently reminds me) this is more problematic
>> for
>> us.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Carolyn Elliott-Farino
>>
>> Director, Contracts and Grants Administration
>>
>> Kennesaw State University
>>
>> 770.423.6381
>>
>> xxxxxx@kennesaw.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
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