It would also be helpful to know where such things as the definition
of "community service" and related issues are codified -- I'm sure
we'll all need to reference it.

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Evelyn J. Ford, Research Administrator
Center for Neurosciences Research
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences,
Allegheny Campus
xxxxxx@pgh.auhs.edu

>>> Diane Austin <xxxxxx@DGABBY.MFLDCLIN.EDU> - 6/18/98 9:44 AM >>>
This question is for anyone who has experience with community service
rates.  Our organization recently received an indirect cost rate for
our Community Service (CS) activities.  We requested this rate in
response to a grant that we received which required us, by law, to
have a federally approved CS indirect cost rate (ICR) in order to
recover any of our indirect costs.  Now, as should have been
expected, our researchers want to automatically use this lower ICR if
their proposal has even a hint of a CS component.  If anyone
participates in community service activities and/or has a CS ICR, we
are very interested in knowing how you determine when this rate is
applied.  What is your definition of a community service activity as
opposed to a research activity.  Many of our grants have components
of both research and community service activities.

Diane Austin, CRA
Mgr., Research Review/Reg. Affairs
Marshfield Clinic
Division of Research
1000 N. Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
Phone:  715-387-9134
Fax:  715-389-3131
Email:  xxxxxx@mfldclin.edu