From GCherry at uco.edu Tue Sep 1 09:50:42 2009 From: GCherry at uco.edu (Gerry Cherry) Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 09:50:42 -0500 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] NSF Policy on Cost Sharing - Ending Voluntary Cost Sharing In-Reply-To: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A1CF585@postman1.osrhe.edu> References: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A1CF585@postman1.osrhe.edu> Message-ID: Please note that the cost share has been reinstated on the following grants which affect Oklahoma: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, and Engineering Research Centers programs, Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) and the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Gerry From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Mason, Linda Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:56 AM To: Oklahoma regional university administrators and faculty about grantsmanship Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] NSF Policy on Cost Sharing - Ending Voluntary Cost Sharing INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION Leveling the NSF Playing Field August 31, 2009 Colleges and universities contribute significantly to the cost of federally sponsored research projects, through what they spend on research labs and equipment, faculty start-up packages, and "indirect" costs that aren't reimbursed by the government. At various points, federal agencies have either required or encouraged them to quite literally "share" the costs of research grants they win, essentially putting up their own funds to match a portion of the grant's value. The practice has been debated, though, with proponents arguing that it shows institutions' commitment by forcing them to put their own "skin in the game," but detractors saying that requiring or encouraging "cost sharing" puts less-wealthy colleges and universities at a disadvantage against wealthier peers, and can lead grant reviewers to favor proposals from institutions that volunteer to contribute even though that isn't supposed to factor into the decision making. The 2007 American COMPETES Act asked the National Science Board to weigh the pros and cons in reassessing the cost sharing policies of the National Science Foundation, and the board issued a report Friday that calls for ending the practice of "voluntary" cost sharing in all circumstances, while continuing "mandatory" contributions in a small number of industry-focused federal programs as recommended by an interim report the board issued last year. "The board firmly believes that prohibiting voluntary committed cost sharing, and permitting mandatory cost sharing requirements only in limited and appropriate circumstances, will not reduce institutional commitment and financial contributions to NSF-sponsored projects or negatively impact institutional stewardship of Federal resources," Steven C. Beering, president emeritus of Purdue University and chairman of the science board, wrote in a memo accompanying the report. "Instead, it likely will enhance the ability of institutions to strategically and flexibly plan, invest in, and conduct research projects and programs, and will promote equity among grantee institutions in NSF funding competitions." The report, "Investing in the Future NSF Cost Sharing Policies for a Robust Federal Research Enterprise," recounts the history of the science foundation's policies on cost sharing, which has shifted repeatedly over 50 years. In 2004, the science board eliminated mandatory cost sharing requirements in all NSF programs, aligning the agency's practices with those of other federal research agencies. The change did not address "voluntary" cost sharing, which continued to be permitted under NSF rules. Eliminating required matching by institutions was designed to take an institution's ability to contribute financially out of the peer review equation and "remove eligibility barriers to participation in certain NSF programs by institutions unable to provide the required cost sharing," among other beneficial outcomes, the board writes in its new report. But the 2004 change created some problems, too, most notably that it made it more difficult for colleges and universities to "leverage" federal money to attract corporate research support in NSF programs that are designed to encourage academic-industry collaboration. When the panel on cost sharing began its work in late 2007, as demanded by the America COMPETES Act, which was designed to strengthen the country's commitment to research and education in the physical and natural sciences, it very quickly reached the conclusion that the NSF should alter its policies on mandatory cost sharing. Its February 2008 report recommended that the agency reinstate mandatory matching in three programs with strong corporate involvement: the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers, and Engineering Research Centers programs (which NSF promptly did). The report issued Friday, based on a broader review and soliciting of opinions on the NSF's cost sharing policies, affirms that the NSF should "allow, but narrowly circumscribe, the application of mandatory cost sharing requirements in NSF programs in which cost sharing is foundational to achieve programmatic goals," which at this point it defines as the programs above plus two programs in which it was dictated by America COMPETES: the Major Research Instrumentation Program and the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The panel dedicates much more discussion, though, to the thornier issue of "voluntary" cost sharing -- which like many other financial issues gets complicated because it becomes something other than fully "voluntary," because those that don't pony up often come to be seen (fairly or not) as weaker by those making decisions. "The proposer community generally views offers of voluntary committed cost sharing in proposals in increasing their competitiveness (i.e., likelihood of receiving funding) in NSF funding competitions," the science board writes. "Correspondingly, failing to offer significant voluntary committed cost sharing in proposals is viewed as creating a competitive disadvantage. These views are widespread and strong ... even though NSF instructs program officers, reviewers, and the proposer community that voluntary committed cost sharing is not to be a factor in the merit review and award decision process." The assessment that voluntary sharing creates inequity among research institutions, combined with a desire to ease institutions' administrative burdens for tracking voluntary cost sharing and to give colleges and universities "maximum flexibility in expending their discretionary resources on research activities," led the science board to recommend that "NSF should prohibit voluntary committed cost sharing in all components of both solicited and unsolicited proposals." The science board report includes one further recommendation that could bode well for colleges and universities down the road: a suggestion that the federal government review whether to raise the cap (currently at 26 percent) on the percentage of administrative costs for which universities can be reimbursed by the government on research projects. Universities are alone among among contractors that do federal research on which such a cap is imposed, the Council on Governmental Relations notes. "The board understands the fundamental intent of the administrative rate reimbursement cap -- to ensure that the majority of research funding supports direct research effort, rather than administrative costs -- but also concurs with the general view of the research community that the current 26 percent reimbursement cap requires re-evaluation," the report states. - Doug Lederman (c) Copyright 2009 Inside Higher Ed Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 lmason at osrhe.edu IP: 164.58.250.178 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20090901/434190f5/attachment.html From caholt at nwosu.edu Mon Sep 14 09:37:29 2009 From: caholt at nwosu.edu (Holt, Camille) Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:37:29 -0500 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] Please report your total 2009 Grant Funds In-Reply-To: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A1CF549@postman1.osrhe.edu> References: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A1CF549@postman1.osrhe.edu> Message-ID: <45E8402F82D0D648BEA657BF211718451B5B5B5C95@Mail08.nwosu.edu> Linda- I am sorry this got overlooked. Our total grant funds received for the 2009 fiscal year is $1,634,628.00. Thank you. Camille Holt Coordinator, Sponsored Programs Northwestern Oklahoma State University 709 Oklahoma Boulevard Alva, Oklahoma 73717 (580)327-8110 caholt at nwosu.edu From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Mason, Linda Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:12 PM To: Oklahoma regional university administrators and faculty about grantsmanship; adeaton at ou.edu; stephen.mckeever at okstate.edu; Anna Royer; Beth Schumate; Bethene Fahnestock at neo.edu; Cantrell, Karen; Debbie McIntyre; Deborah Herr; Deborah Morgan; Floyd, Sue; Harris, Kay; Joe Swalwell; Kathryn Schoonover; Kay Harris; cogginsp at redlandscc.edu; Priscilla Washington; rbraley at mscok.edu Cc: Alexis M.Carter-Black; reynolds_l at sscok.edu; Boyle, Danette; mrigney at connors.cc.ok.us; Swalwell, Joe; avantll at osu-okmulgee.edu; aowens at eosc.edu; Wohlers, Tony; pbuntz at se.edu; roger.brown at wosc.edu Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] Please report your total 2009 Grant Funds I would like an update to this chart by September 4. Please add a rounded figure for the total grant funds your campus obtained last fiscal year so we can use the information in calculating how well we are doing with grant income. If you have questions, let me know by email or phone. Thank you! Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 lmason at osrhe.edu IP: 164.58.250.178 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 lmason at osrhe.edu IP: 164.58.250.178 ________________________________ From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Holt, Camille Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:37 AM To: Oklahoma regional university administrators and faculty about grantsmanship Subject: Re: [Okgrantsmanship] Please report your total 2009 Grant Funds Linda- I am sorry this got overlooked. Our total grant funds received for the 2009 fiscal year is $1,634,628.00. Thank you. Camille Holt Coordinator, Sponsored Programs Northwestern Oklahoma State University 709 Oklahoma Boulevard Alva, Oklahoma 73717 (580)327-8110 caholt at nwosu.edu From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Mason, Linda Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:12 PM To: Oklahoma regional university administrators and faculty about grantsmanship; adeaton at ou.edu; stephen.mckeever at okstate.edu; Anna Royer; Beth Schumate; Bethene Fahnestock at neo.edu; Cantrell, Karen; Debbie McIntyre; Deborah Herr; Deborah Morgan; Floyd, Sue; Harris, Kay; Joe Swalwell; Kathryn Schoonover; Kay Harris; cogginsp at redlandscc.edu; Priscilla Washington; rbraley at mscok.edu Cc: Alexis M.Carter-Black; reynolds_l at sscok.edu; Boyle, Danette; mrigney at connors.cc.ok.us; Swalwell, Joe; avantll at osu-okmulgee.edu; aowens at eosc.edu; Wohlers, Tony; pbuntz at se.edu; roger.brown at wosc.edu Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] Please report your total 2009 Grant Funds I would like an update to this chart by September 4. Please add a rounded figure for the total grant funds your campus obtained last fiscal year so we can use the information in calculating how well we are doing with grant income. If you have questions, let me know by email or phone. Thank you! Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 lmason at osrhe.edu IP: 164.58.250.178 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Susan Foster, CRA Director, Research Administration Northeastern State University 601 N. Grand Avenue Tahlequah, OK 74464 Camille Holt Coordinator, Sponsored Programs Northwestern Oklahoma State University 709 Oklahoma Boulevard Alva, Oklahoma 73717 (580)327-8110 caholt at nwosu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20090914/33935eff/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: UCO-parking-lodging-food.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 14864 bytes Desc: UCO-parking-lodging-food.docx Url : http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20090914/33935eff/attachment-0002.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Gerry From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Julie Dearing Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:01 PM To: Oklahoma regional university administrators and faculty about grantsmanship Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] FW: Dr. C.J. Vires - East Central University From: Jones, Meredith L. [mailto:mjones at ecok.edu] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 4:58 PM To: Julie Dearing Cc: Whitney, Vivian W. Subject: Dr. C.J. Vires - East Central University Julie, Dr. Vivian Whitney asked me to send you the above attached pictures of now "Dr." C.J. Vires so that you could post them to the Council of Grantsmanship and Research listserve. C.J. completed his dissertation defense yesterday and she wanted to share the good news with the members of the council. Please feel free to contact me or Dr. Whitney for more information. 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