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Sponsored Project Training Program
Cost Policy on Sponsored Agreements and Cost Transfers Involving Sponsored Agreements UOP UpdatesMarch 13, 2013
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Agenda Cost Policy on Sponsored Agreements
◦ Review principles◦ Process at proposal stage of grant lifecycle◦ Enhanced form◦ Examples
Cost Transfers Involving Sponsored Agreements UOP◦ Statistics◦ General principles
Future enhancements◦ Cost policy
PeopleSoft changes Continuations & renewals Closeout
◦ Cost Transfers Journal attachments during journal roll Form clarification
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Cost Policy on Sponsored AgreementsProvides guidance for directly
charging costsClarifies what are normally direct costs
and indirect costsOutlines a process and the
circumstances for charging indirect costs as a direct cost
Effective July 1, 2012Policy: http://
www.uvm.edu/policies/grants/SponAgree_CostPolicy.pdf
Additional information: http://www.uvm.edu/spa/?Page=costpolicy.html
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Cost policy principlesGeneral principles
◦Focus on the extra-ordinary need◦Use questions at the bottom of the
form to help with decision making and form completion
◦Not based on the department’s inability/ability to support the expense
Administrative Salaries◦Programmatic
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Cost policy principlesGeneral Supplies
◦Specific programmatic◦Need is extraordinary (over and
above what is typical)◦Generally not for financial/progress
reports etc.
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Cost policy principlesComputer
◦ Scope of work needs computer◦ Used 95% or more on the grant◦ If grants change, computer on unrestricted
funds◦ Specific personnel who are 100%
distributed on the grant
Telephone◦ Generally not allowable◦ 95% distributed◦ Scope of work needs the telephone
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Work orders/Memberships & Fees◦Specific to the project
Equipment maintenance◦Focus is on allocation method
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Cost policy principles
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Cost Policy – proposal processForm submissionFollow upAward process implications
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Cost Policy – Form EnhancementsHighlights
◦ Proposal Type replaced by PS award number
◦ Approval Date in the Action box◦ Link to the policy◦ “Proposal Type” replaced by Sponsor Award
number◦ Section 1a – Major Project type◦ Section 1b – Administrative salaries◦ Link to the administrative title◦ Section 2 – other direct costs
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Cost Policy - Examples
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Example 1:Complex project with administrative component and subprojects
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Example 2: Subproject on a complex award
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Example 3: NIH research grant (R01)
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Example 4: NSF research grant
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Example 5: USDE instruction grant
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Example 6: NIH research grant (R01)
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Example 7: State of Vermont instruction award
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Example 8: USDE instruction award
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Example 9 – reference to the budget narrative acceptable
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Internal processUrgent forms
◦financial reporting deadline◦Purcard JEs
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Internal chargesPrint & Mail charges
◦PMC business manager will follow up with requestor directly
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Cost Transfers Involving Sponsored Agreements University Operating Procedure (UOP)
Defines cost transfers◦Cost transfer is an after-the-fact
reallocation of a cost from one University budget to another
Identifies best practices to avoid them
Clarifies back up documentation requirements
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Cost transfer UOPEffective January 1, 2013UOP:
http://www.uvm.edu/spa/documents/costtransfersUOP-2.pdf
Additional information:http://www.uvm.edu/spa/?Page=costtransfersinvolvingsponsoredagreements.html
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Cost transfer UOP Statistics – Operating transfers
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Month Total Number of JEs
Untimely JEs Approved
January 103 16 16
February
169 34 27
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Cost transfer UOP PrinciplesPurpose of the Cost transfer memo (CTM)
◦ Capture the full story◦ Fully document reasons
We all know things happen and need to show that
◦We have well documented procedures that work in most situations
◦Reasons for the exception are clear◦The exceptions remain as such◦Processes have been reviewed at to
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Form clarificationPerson entering the journal
◦If the person entering the journal and filling out the CTM, they need not have to necessarily sign the form
Department approver – signature required
PI –signature or email approval required
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Future enhancements – cost policy Justification form for ongoing awards
(continuations and renewals) Financial closeoutsCoordination with CAS about
administrative/clerical personnel on active/closing grants
PeopleSoft changes◦ Closeout report
Website updates
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Future enhancements – cost transfer UOPForm changes
◦ signatures vs names◦ JE #s in the CTM
Attachments available if journals roll
Tracking and review of late cost transfers
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