FAMRI no tobacco guidelines
Carolyn Elliott-Farino
(15 Oct 2010 16:16 EST)
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Re: FAMRI no tobacco guidelines
Rene Hearns
(15 Oct 2010 16:59 EST)
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Re: FAMRI no tobacco guidelines Charlie Hathaway (16 Oct 2010 07:37 EST)
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Re: FAMRI no tobacco guidelines
Gray, Madison
(18 Oct 2010 11:20 EST)
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Re: FAMRI no tobacco guidelines Charlie Hathaway 16 Oct 2010 07:37 EST
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 Investigators 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 were 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> ====================================================================== >> Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including >> subscription >> information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site >> at >> http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >> ====================================================================== >> > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================