For internal tracking purposes, we are looking for clear-cut criteria for
classing new sponsored projects as either grants or contracts.  In many
cases this distinction is obvious; however, it is not always obvious in the
mix of large and small, basic and applied sponsored projects that we perform.
Our starting points are:
1. What does the award document say?
2. Who is the primary beneficiary?
If the primary beneficiary is the sponsor, we consider the award a contract;
if the primary beneficiary is more the public, we consider the award a grant.

We would appreciate any input regarding solutions to this problem used at
other institutions, or resource documents.

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