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When is a grant a grant? Nancy Peterson 01 Feb 1999 15:27 EST

Our institution has a policy of redistirbuting indirect costs to various
cost centers on campus.  This applies to all grants from external sources,
including state offices.  The University is also part of a state system.
Recently, one of our departments received a "grant" from our system office,
through a competitive process requiring submission of a proposal.  These
funds are awarded to us as part of the funds we are allocated from the
system office, not as "separate" funds. My Business Office is saying the
award is not a grant and the indirect costs policy does not apply.  The
faculty are claiming the same thing and they are claiming that normal grant
review/submission procedures do not apply.

Anybody ever have this type of issue come up before?  Comments?
Suggestions?  When is a grant a grant?

Nancy Kay Peterson
Director of Grants
Somsen Hall Room 202-C
Winona State University
Winona, MN  55987
Phone:  507.457.5519
FAX:      507.457.2415
Web:     http://www.winona.msus.edu/grants/index.html

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