>On a somewhat related point to core management & funding, I am hearing at >our university that the federal government is saying we can not use >recharge money for the upgrading or purchasing of equipment???? Has anyone >else heard this? It doers't make any sense to me - it is the only money I >have for small equipment addition to existing core facilities without >writing a shared instrument or small instrument grant. Any light anyone >can shed on this would be helpful. > >Sue DeMaggio >UC Irvine Another option is to designate some of the funds you might receive through higher off-campus/private company rates for capital improvements, assuming that your non-University funds are significant enough to cover instrument replacement/upgrade expenses. We accumulate funds and then request a match from the University (like the match comittment they have to make for a shared instrument grant) to purchase or replace instruments (large or small). Kristi Harkins Iowa State U.
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