We define cash cost sharing as those line items that we have to generate new
cash to fund, so things like equipment, travel, materials/supplies,
administrative personnel.

Conversely, in-kind cost sharing for us are those line items that we don't
have to generate cash in order to provide, so things like tuition, faculty
contributed effort, and unrecovered f&a.

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[mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Waxler
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 8:59 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Cost Share: In-Kind vs. cash

We like to define cash match as anything that we can display as a budget
and/or expense in our accounting system.

However, there are times when sponsors place restrictions on that. For
example, we had a sponsor who limited cash match to new institutional
commitments rather than allowing existing faculty salaries. And, there are
sponsors who will only allow F&A to be counted as in-kind. In these cases,
we grin and bare it.

Larry

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Watkins-Wendell,Kathryn A
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 9:24 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] Cost Share: In-Kind vs. cash

Colleagues,

Can you share your institution's definition on in-kind vs. cash match?  I
have seen cash match defined as any $$ provided by the institution
(including already-budgeted institutional salary and fringes), and
conversely have also seen in-kind defined the same way.   Thanks!

Katie

Kathryn Watkins-Wendell, M.Ed., CRA, Director

Office of Research Services & Sponsored Programs

The University of Akron

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