Jane :

 In addition to suggesting that serious consideration be given to using a   TDC base for charging F&A costs on modular grants, I have asked Dr.   Geller to tell me what institutions participated in the later stages of   piloting modular grants.  As a first step in getting ready to advise and   assist faculty in planning for and preparing modular grants, I hope to be   able to get insitutions which were involved in the pilot to share their   experiences.  Perhaps any such institutions which subscribe to the list   could share their experiences here.

Charlie

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From: Research Administration Discuss [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 1999 3:36 PM
To: RESADM-L
Subject: NIH Modular Grants

After the next big NIH deadline on February 1, the new era of modular   grants
is upon us.  I'm wondering if any of you have given thought to how you   are
going to handle these, particularly at the proposal end.  Will you   required
detailed budgets or not?  Are you planning on having any special faculty
awareness programs regarding the modular grants?  Are you planning on
putting any special procedures into effect for modular grants?  Or, do   you
just want to get through February 1 and think about modular grants later
(aka the Scarlett O'hara syndrome, of which I am chronically   afflected...)?

Admittedly, the NIH Guide announcement was fairly recent, but I was just
curious if any of you had given this much thought yet.

Hoping all of you in the cold country are staying warm...

Jane

Jane A. Youngers
Director
Office of Grants Management
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio TX  78284
voice:  210-567-2333
fax: 210-567-2344
email:  xxxxxx@uthscsa.edu

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