Subrecipient Commitment Documents
When Colorado State University (CSU) receives an award that includes other institutions or organizations that will be programmatically and financially responsible for completing part of the project’s scope of work, we must issue a subaward agreement (aka, “Outgoing Subaward”). The Outgoing Subaward that CSU sends is developed in accordance with the prime award and includes […]
Understanding Indirect Costs One Pickle at a Time
There are two types of costs necessary to conduct sponsored projects: Direct and Indirect costs (also known as Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs). Direct costs are costs for items that can be readily identified with a specific project or activity. Indirect costs are incurred for common or joint objectives. Direct costs are relatively easy to […]
Conflict of What?
There has been a lot of discussions lately in the news and on-campus regarding conflict of commitment (COC) and conflict of interest (COI); what they are and the obligation of CSU employees to report actual, potential, and perceived conflicts. This article is designed to explain the differences between COC and COI and to describe University […]