- Roles & Responsibilities in Research
- Cost Sharing Policies & Guidelines
- Engineering Note: Unless required or specified in the solicitation guidelines, cost sharing is not required or recommended on most proposals to federal agencies. All cost sharing requests included in a proposal need ADVANCE approval from the Engineering Dean’s Office. Below are examples of acceptable and unacceptable cost sharing:
- Allowed/Acceptable:
Academic salary
Support staff
Equipment
Reduced/waived fees on shared facilities
Overhead (when agency requires lower rate)
Actual money committed (Dean’s Office, Chancellor, Department)
Conference grants/symposiums
Registration fees, participant costs, housing for symposiums, conference grants, etc.
Refreshments (in conjunction with the specific purpose of the announcements, symposiums/conferences) - Not Allowed:
Tuition
- Allowed/Acceptable:
- Engineering Note: Unless required or specified in the solicitation guidelines, cost sharing is not required or recommended on most proposals to federal agencies. All cost sharing requests included in a proposal need ADVANCE approval from the Engineering Dean’s Office. Below are examples of acceptable and unacceptable cost sharing:
- Principal Investigator Eligibility
- Conflicts of Interest
- Contracts & Subawards
- Export Control
- Human Resources
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Controls
- Records Management
- Sponsored Projects Accounting
- The Uniform Guidance – U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance for federal grants and contracts
- Other Topics
Dean’s Proposal Certification (PC) form
Provides summary information requested by the Dean on proposals submitted.