Large Grants Support Program
Recent changes made to be in compliance with federal funding regulations have made the management of a substantial sponsored research portfolio from federal agencies more difficult. Effort reporting regulations, for one example, prohibit using sponsored research time on a funded project to prepare an application for continued funding of the work or additional pilot research beyond the grant for a related, but new, proposal.
Recognizing these changes and that significant teaching that takes place in the College places a special strain on those engaged in such ongoing federal grant activities, we have devised a sustainable support plan for faculty under these burdens.
Reinvesting in the pursuit of such research funding and activity, this program will provide funding for a course release to be used for research or grant writing by any faculty who has procured a grant with such effort restrictions that totals over $100K direct funding in the current fiscal (or award) year and with fully funded standard federal indirect costs attached.
There are some restrictions to the program. This course
release is available only once per award and not each year of a
multi-year award. The course release must also be approved by your chair and the Dean and the release cannot be used to support off-campus absences. Under no conditions should the course release be used to supplement or substitute for under budgeted on-project research efforts. These awards should be used only to support efforts beyond those supported by the sponsored project and directed at furthering continued or new research activities beyond the existing award. This is a reinvestment intended to further sponsored research career activities and a continuing pursuit of funding. As a reinvestment program these course
releases are not available where the overhead on the grant is split or
shared with any other college or unit.
We hope this program will make it more possible to pursue a vigorous sponsored research agenda within the circumstances of our college and in full compliance with federal regulations.
This policy will not apply to a proposal that was prepared with the
support of a prior course release from any University or College grant mentoring program.
Updated March 30, 2012
