Paying for university research facilities and administration / / Charles A. Goldman, T. Williams with David M. Adamson, Kathy Rosenblatt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955058703321
• Autore: Goldman Charles A. <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, c2000
• ISBN: 0-8330-4363-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (91 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WilliamsT
• Disciplina: 507/.2073
• Soggetti: Research institutes - United States - Finance; Federal aid to higher education
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "MR-1135-OSTP--P. iv of cover."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-87).
• Nota di contenuto: 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&amp -- A COSTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATING COSTS -- FORMAL PROCEDURES FOR ALLOCATING COSTS AND NEGOTIATING RATES -- CALCULATING THE F&amp -- A PORTION OF FEDERAL RESEARCH OUTLAYS -- COST-SHARING -- EXAMINING F&amp -- A RATES -- ISSUE 1: COMPARISON OF F&amp -- 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&amp -- A RATES BY SPENDING CATEGORY -- DATA AND MAJOR TRENDS -- VARIATIONS IN NEGOTIATED F&amp -- 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&amp -- 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&amp -- A REIMBURSEMENT -- ISSUE 5: OPTIONS TO REDUCE OR CONTROL THE RATE OF GROWTH OF FEDERAL F&amp -- A REIMBURSEMENT RATES -- ISSUE 6: OPTIONS FOR CREATING AN F&amp -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Federal spending for scientific research at US universities amounts to 15 billion dollars per year. This study offers an analysis of cost-sharing in the research partnership between federal government and universities.