Policies - Funding

Sponsored Programs
All PSA research investments are expected to be leveraged.
Associate Dean must sign all proposals that use PSA matching funds.
Others will be signed by a college designee

Performance Measures
Number of peer reviewed publications, including technical contributions
Number of graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) enrolled and degrees awarded
Amount of research funds allocated to project and funds leveraged
Number of patents and varieties
Sponsored research funding as a benchmark against peer institutions
Revenue generated from project work
Development income based on project activities
FAS is database from which this information will be obtained
CU-AIMS will track funds by RPA and FAS information
New processes, products, etc.

Miscellaneous
Departments or units cannot over-expend funds from this office. Budget center directors are instructed to stop spending in operating accounts before they go into deficit.

Funds from this office cannot be used to pay salary, fringe benefits, or operating expenses of personnel who retire and return to work at Clemson University. Departments or units who wish to employ recently retired individuals may use sponsored program or small grant funds, revenue, or development funds for this purpose.

Once a project-program budget has been approved and entered on the departmental spreadsheet, any changes must be approved by this office.

Faculty who wish to conduct research with funding from this office must meet with their associate dean and department chair to determine if their research interest is in line with the strategies for achieving the five PSA goals. The faculty activities will automatically be assigned to one or more of the five goals:

Faculty who are not actively engaged in research may be contacted by the associate dean and invited to submit a research project proposal if their expertise is required to achieve PSA goals.

Faculty may be requested to submit a pre-proposal to the associate dean before the request to submit a full project is approved.

Approval of the project will provide funds for salary and fringe benefits and administrative support of PI. Additional support will be dependent on fund availability.

This office may make research funds available to support a research initiative by a faculty member who does not have a research appointment and whose salary is not paid with research funds. The faculty member must submit and have approved a Hatch project.
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CRIS WEBSITE
The CRIS 416, 417, CSREES-2008 forms, and the project proposal for initiation of a new project are submitted via the CRIS website http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris.

The CRIS form 421 annual progress reports are submitted via the CRIS website http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris. The reports are on a calendar-year basis and are due to CRIS in mid-March of each year for the previous calendar year. This office notifies PIs each year of this requirement.
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Research Facilities Research Highlights News Participating Depts. Related Sites For Faculty & Staff About Us Contact Us Site Index		Project-Based Funding Project-Based Funding (see below) Procedure and Timeline for Project Proposal CRIS Info (CRIS forms website: http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris) PROJECT-BASED FUNDING Projects are authorized by this office Appropriations are made to project by this office PI salary can be paid from project, when faculty member has at least 25% research appointment Accomplishments will be assessed on all funds appropriated to authorized projects using the Malcolm Baldrige criteria Project Designation and Procedures Criteria used to select research projects will be relevancy, capacity, impact All research projects must be reported in accordance with CRIS procedures Each project is assigned an account number Four categories: Hatch - agricultural research/match Hatch projects (designated with "17") are reported in the USDA Plan of Work. Hatch project portfolio will correspond to Hatch allocation plus state-funds match Multi-Regional Funds (MRF) - agricultural research MRF projects - 25% of Hatch portfolio must be conducted under MRF projects This office will appoint faculty to participate in MRF projects In addition to any salary funds allocated to MRF projects, $1,000 will be budgeted (and can only be used) for travel to the annual meeting by the voting member of the MRF project. McIntire-Stennis (M-S) - forestry research/match McIntire-Stennis project portfolio will correspond to M-S allocation plus state-funds match State - agricultural research and forestry research State projects (designated with "10") are reflective of all other agricultural and forestry research that is not in USDA Plan of Work BACK TO TOP Sponsored Programs All PSA research investments are expected to be leveraged. Associate Dean must sign all proposals that use PSA matching funds. Others will be signed by a college designee Performance Measures Number of peer reviewed publications, including technical contributions Number of graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) enrolled and degrees awarded Amount of research funds allocated to project and funds leveraged Number of patents and varieties Sponsored research funding as a benchmark against peer institutions Revenue generated from project work Development income based on project activities FAS is database from which this information will be obtained CU-AIMS will track funds by RPA and FAS information New processes, products, etc. Miscellaneous Departments or units cannot over-expend funds from this office. Budget center directors are instructed to stop spending in operating accounts before they go into deficit. Funds from this office cannot be used to pay salary, fringe benefits, or operating expenses of personnel who retire and return to work at Clemson University. Departments or units who wish to employ recently retired individuals may use sponsored program or small grant funds, revenue, or development funds for this purpose. Multi-use and support facilities will be expected to become self-supporting. Once a project-program budget has been approved and entered on the departmental spreadsheet, any changes must be approved by this office. Faculty who wish to conduct research with funding from this office must meet with their associate dean and department chair to determine if their research interest is in line with the strategies for achieving the five PSA goals. The faculty activities will automatically be assigned to one or more of the five goals: Agrisystems productivity and profitability Economic and community development Environmental conservation Food safety and nutrition Youth development Faculty who are not actively engaged in research may be contacted by the associate dean and invited to submit a research project proposal if their expertise is required to achieve PSA goals. Faculty may be requested to submit a pre-proposal to the associate dean before the request to submit a full project is approved. Approval of the project will provide funds for salary and fringe benefits and administrative support of PI. Additional support will be dependent on fund availability. This office may make research funds available to support a research initiative by a faculty member who does not have a research appointment and whose salary is not paid with research funds. The faculty member must submit and have approved a Hatch project. BACK TO TOP CRIS WEBSITE The CRIS 416, 417, CSREES-2008 forms, and the project proposal for initiation of a new project are submitted via the CRIS website http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris. The CRIS form 421 annual progress reports are submitted via the CRIS website http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris. The reports are on a calendar-year basis and are due to CRIS in mid-March of each year for the previous calendar year. This office notifies PIs each year of this requirement. BACK TO TOP
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