June 9, 2009
Facilities & Administration (F&A) revenue is critical to supporting the research infrastructure at universities and colleges. Simply put, our scientists and institutions would not be able to sustain research activities with out this source of revenue. Universities and colleges have experts that calculate and negotiate our F&A rates, however every level of research administrator should have a basic understanding of what comprises the rate, and the variables that can drive its calculation, such as cost-sharing, waivers or coding.
Whether you are from a research intensive university or a PUI, whether you are pre-award, post-award, central or a departmental administrators, you have a role to play in order to ensure the correct and optimal development of the F&A rate. This session will take away some of the “mystery” of the F&A rate preparation process, and give the viewer a greater appreciation of the institutional processes and policies that can impact your rate. You don’t need to be a costing expert to explain the importance of the F&A rate to your faculty!
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will gain an overview of the F&A rate preparation process, including the “long form” and the “short form”
- Participants will gain an understanding of the interrelationship of proposals to the F&A rate proposal (e.g., categorizing proposals as research, instruction, other sponsored activities)
- Participants will learn the departmental perspective for space inventories, cost sharing and effort reporting, and how those pieces fit into the F&A rate proposal process
- Participants will learn how pre-award, post-award, and departmental administrator all have responsibilities in this process
Moderator
Gunta Liders, Associate Vice President for Research Administration, University of Rochester
Panel
Jerry Fife, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Services and Research Finance, Vanderbilt University
Ann Holmes, Assistant Dean, Administration & Finance, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park
Jane Youngers, Assistant Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
