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Paying for university research facilities and administration /
Federal spending for scientific research at U.S. academic institutions equals approximately $15 billion each year. According to the analysis in this report, about three-quarters of this amount supports the direct costs of conducting research. The other one-quarter covers facilities and administrativ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand,
©2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE
- THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE
- FIGURES
- TABLES
- SUMMARY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- GLOSSARY
- INTRODUCTION
- PERSPECTIVES ON FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
- CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST IN FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
- PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT
- BACKGROUND: HOW UNIVERSITIES RECOVER F & A COSTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATING COSTS
- FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATING COSTS AND NEGOTIATING RATES
- CALCULATING THE F & A PORTION OF FEDERAL RESEARCH OUTLAYS
- COST-SHARING
- EXAMINING F & A RATES.
- ISSUE 1: COMPARISON OF F & A RATES ACROSS SECTORS
- COMPARING RESEARCH COSTS IN UNIVERSITIES, FEDERAL LABORATORIES, AND INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES
- COMPARING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COSTS IN UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
- ISSUE 2: DISTRIBUTION OF F & A RATES BY SPENDING CATEGORY
- DATA AND MAJOR TRENDS
- VARIATIONS IN NEGOTIATED F & A RATES
- ESTIMATING ACTUAL RECOVERY RATES
- ISSUE 3: THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN CIRCULAR A- 21
- CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE RATES
- LIBRARY RATES
- INFRASTRUCTURE: INTEREST, DEPRECIATION, AND USE ALLOWANCES
- CHANGE IN EQUIPMENT THRESHOLD.
- UTILITY COST ADJUSTMENT
- ISSUE 4: THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ON F & A RATES
- THE SPECTRUM OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
- HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL AND LABELING
- OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
- ANIMAL CARE
- HUMAN SUBJECTS
- FOIA DISCLOSURE OF RESEARCH DATA
- COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
- CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES
- STATUTORY LIMITS ON F & A REIMBURSEMENT
- ISSUE 5: OPTIONS TO REDUCE OR CONTROL THE RATE OF GROWTH OF FEDERAL F & A REIMBURSEMENT RATES
- ISSUE 6: OPTIONS FOR CREATING AN F & A DATABASE
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.
- BRIEF HISTORY OF CIRCULAR A-21
- RATE TYPES ALLOWED IN CIRCULAR A-21
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEB SITES
- NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION PUBLICATIONS
- ARTICLES AND BOOKS.