With the modest increases in federal research funding and the concomitant
cost reductions from the indirect base, institutions are faced with sharing
a greater cost burden for sponsored research amongst scarcer resources.
In the recruitment of major senior investigators, "set-up" funds are
typically required to provide financial support  for laboratory personnel,
equipment,  supplies, and re-design/ alteration of the physical space.
What kinds of financial funding plans do institutions have to develop and
maintain these types of cost requirements?     Is there cost sharing between
departments and a central administration?

Gary P. Naegel
Administrator
Department of Pharmacology
Yale School of Medicine
(203) 785-4373
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