Unlocking Funding Opportunities A Comprehensive Guide to Gifts and Grants

Gift vs. Grant vs. Contract · Gift. Funds or goods given voluntarily with no reciprocal obligations. See below for more details. · Grant/Cooperative Agreement. Checklist · GRANT QUESTIONS: If you answer "Yes" to any question below, the funding likely supports a sponsored program. · GIFT QUESTION: If you answer "No" to ... Only Development & Alumni Relations may accept gifts on behalf of the University. B. “Grant or Contract” means an award from a sponsor to the ... It is important to accurately classify the funding as either a gift or a grant/sponsored projects to ensure that funds are correctly accounted for and properly ... Gift vs. Grant Guidelines. December 2011. Background and Context. On behalf of the faculty and the University, the Office of Research Administration is charged ... Gift or Grant. Typically, no single characteristic by itself would dictate whether funding should be processed as a Gift or as a Grant (Sponsored Project). All ... whether an activity for which external funding is sought constitutes a grant or a gift, OSRA will work with the University Advancement Office to ... Having regular reports due does not necessarily mean a grant is contractual (vs. being a gift). According to CASE, if sponsored research is not contractual, it ... Grant or Gift? · Payment or nonpayment of indirect costs. Designation as a gift will not prevent recovery of indirect costs where allowed by donor. · A proposal ... Gifts may be given for specific purposes, including research projects, but funding is given with the intent that the campus has broad flexibility to utilize it ...