VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #R009

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Policy Order No.: R009

Effective Date: January 1, 2006

Revised:

February 1, 2012; March 10, 2014

Signature on File

________________________________ Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O. Provost, Dean and Executive Vice President

Signature on File ________________________________ James F. Wolfe, Ph.D. President ___________________________________________________________________________________

VCOM Policy on Facilities and Administration (F&A) Distribution ___________________________________________________________________________________

1. P URPOSE ............................................................................................................................................. 1

2. F&A D ISTRIBUTION ........................................................................................................................... 1

2.1. Research Program Support ............................................................................................................ 2 2.2. Princial Investigator Research Seed Account ................................................................................ 1

3. R ESPONSIBILITIES OF THE R ESEARCH A DMINISTRATION O FFICE ................................................... 2

4. S PENDING G UIDELINES ....................................................................................................................... 2

5. D URATION OF P OLICY ........................................................................................................................ 2

1.

P URPOSE

This Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) policy on F&A (facilities and administration) distribution provides guidelines on the distribution of funds to the College from F&A costs. The Business Office and the Office of Research Administration (ORA) administers the funds from F&A costs recovered on externally sponsored grants and contracts for the College. These indirect revenues are utilized to further support the mission of increasing sponsored projects at VCOM. To this end, the Business Office and ORA have prepared an F&A cost distribution policy. The amounts retained and allocated are included herein and are formally approved by the President and the Dean of the College.

2.

F&A D ISTRIBUTION

2.1. Research Program Support VCOM will retain 80 percent of the allocable funds, which will be used for a wide variety of purposes intended to stimulate the expansion of sponsored grants and contracts at the College, and provide a resource base for the academic divisions to invest in research and related activities. Specifically, the

VCOM F& A Distribution Policy

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