Re: Sponsored Project? John Case 12 Apr 1999 17:42 EST
Angela, Sounds like a "gift" to me (restricted or unrestricted for a particular program, faculty, department, etc.). John Case Assistant VP & Controller Desert Research Institute Reno, NV Angela Bridwell wrote: > > At my institution, pre- and post-award offices are separate. We have been > asked, after the fact in some cases, to process paperwork and seek > institutional approval in situations where a faculty member has money and > needs to put it in an account. They are referred to us with the idea that > this is a sponsored project and should be treated like any other project. > > However, there are situations where there is no real end date and money > will be put into an account as it is received. We are told in some cases > that the money will be derived all or partly by membership fees and > donations. The effect is that, from an administrative standpoint, this > project will be "hanging" out there indefinitely. Not only do we not know > when the project file should be closed, but we do not know how much is > received and when. Also, in some cases, the sponsor must be listed as > "various donors" when the account is set up. Our database receives one > initial entry and then we basically never hear from the faculty again > unless we call to inquire about the status of the project. > > Do other research and sponsored programs offices process similar projects? > Is this a simple matter of needing to communicate more with post-award or > is there a larger issue here--specifically one of whether this is a true > sponsored project that should be processed through our office? The projects > range from providing students (when the sponsor is interested and has > funds) with internship-type experiences to doing research on > African-American culture. > > Thank you in advance for your assistance. > Angela Bridwell > > ******************************************************************* > > Angela M. Bridwell > Grant Support Specialist > Research & Sponsored Programs > Stephen F. Austin State University > P.O. Box 13024, SFA Station > Nacogdoches, TX 75962 > phone: (409)468-1805 > fax: (409)468-1251 > e-mail: xxxxxx@sfasu.edu > ******************************************************************** > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================