Are filing fees for travel visas allowable charges to sponsored projects? When travel by PI / project personnel is necessitated by sponsor or nature of work, basic filing and anti-fraud fees...
Are professional organization membership fees allowable charges to sponsored projects? Unless explicitly required by agency funding research or organization hosting professional program, costs associated with memberships in professional organizations are...
Can a grant be deposited into a Foundation? Whether a grant can be deposited into a Foundation depends on whether the grant is “specific” or “nonspecific.” See “Definition...
How are the 90 days calculated for redistribution? For Monthly Payroll: 3 Payroll Periods (Not Including Current Period); Pay in 1R01 may be redistributed without requiring Contracts and...
How do I deposit funds to a sponsored project? All checks should be sent to the Office of Contracts and Grants. Read more: Office of Contracts and Grants, Contact...
How do I request a pre-award? Pre-award project IDs are requested through the Project Modification Request (PMR) system. Read more: Project Modification Request (PMR) Project Modification...
How do I submit a Chartfield request? Chartfields are submitted through the Chartfield Request System. Read more: Chartfield Request Guide
How do I submit a Project Modification Request (PMR)? PMRs are submitted through the PMR system. Read more: Project Modification Request (PMR) User Manual
How is a sponsored project awarded in foreign currency handled? When payment is received Revenue will be recorded in the actual USD received. If the sponsor pays in installments, each...
May I charge facilities service expenses to my contract or grant? In general, facilities costs should not be charged to sponsored projects. Exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis and are...
May I revise the budget on my sponsored project? Budget revision allowability is determined by the terms and conditions of the sponsored award. Read more: Project Modification Request (PMR)
May I travel internationally on my sponsored project? Foreign travel allowability is determined by the terms and conditions of the award, NC State Policy and Federal Regulations. Read...
What is “cost share”? Cost share is the portion of total project costs not borne by the sponsor agency. Read more: NC State Contracts...
What is “effort” reporting? Effort reporting is the percentage of working hours spent on a particular ledger. Read more: Effort Reporting
What is an allowable cost versus an unallowable cost? Allowable costs meet all compliance criteria for an award agreement. Unallowable costs fail to meet compliance criteria for an award...
What is meant by the NIH Salary Cap? Annually since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a provision limiting (or capping) the direct salary that an individual may receive...
What is required to transfer research equipment to another university? Assets may not be transferred to other agencies or universities without proper approvals. Please review REG 07.40.01 – Disposal of University...
What is the allocation of expenditures? An allocation of an expenditure is the amount of expense you charge to a sponsored project for a particular item....
What is the Bayh-Dole Act? Bayh-Dole (1980) permits universities, business or non-profit organizations that receive federal funding to elect to pursue ownership of an invention,...
What is the difference between a “from” account and a “to” account for cost-share? The “from” account or “funding account” is the project that is actually funding the cost-share. The “to” account is the...
What is the difference between a PMR and a Chartfield? Project Modification Requests (PMRs) are used to request the following changes, which require prior approval: Principal investigator (PI) Key personnel...
What is the difference between a pre-award Project ID and pre-award spending? A pre-award Project ID is the advanced issuance of a ledger 5 Project ID. Pre-award spending occurs when a grantee...
What is the Fly America Act? The Fly America Act is a federal regulation that requires the use of US air carriers for travel that will...
What is the Uniform Guidance? The Uniform Guidance (UG) is a set of authoritative rules and regulations about federal grants from the Office of Management...
When should I request a pre-award Project ID? Pre-award Project IDs will need to be requested for the following instances: The award is imminent The PI or College...
Who is responsible for wire fees on a sponsored project? Wire fees should be paid by the company wiring funds or by the College or Department.
Who should be contacted upon notification of a grant audit? If you are notified of a grant audit, please notify that Office of Contracts and Grants by emailing Brad Priser...