Credit Sharing and Indirect Cost Distribution
Op4.02-9 Credit Sharing and Indirect Cost Distribution
Introduction
To ensure that the faculty and staff, and their home units, receive the recognition and rewards for their efforts, the credit sharing plan was developed and will be used to identify the relative contributions of the individuals and their home units. During the development of a proposal, faculty and staff to be named as responsible for aspects of the project will assign themselves a percentage of shared credit according to their estimated contributions. This information will be included on the Internal Approval Form (IAF) “Percentage of Shared Credit” line. In turn, these percentages will be used to determine the distribution of collected Indirect Costs and to recognize the individuals and their home units in reports on external funding received by the University.
Policy
The formula for distributing Indirect costs is dependent on the type of project to be performed:
- Academic/Administrative Cost Center Projects
- University Center Projects
- West Plains Campus Projects
Springfield campus academic/administrative Cost Center projects
These projects are performed by faculty or staff that originate and will be administered by an academic department or other administrative unit (not including Centers). The total Indirect costs collected for the project will be distributed as follows:
- 35% to the Vice President for Community & Global Partnerships
- 25% to the College or Administrative Cost Center
- 15% to the Department
- 10% to the Principal Investigator(s)
- 5% to Financial Services
- 5% to the ORA–Sponsored Research & Programs
- 5% to the ORA–Research Compliance
University Center projects
Indirect costs collected for projects performed and administered by University Centers will be distributed as follows:
- 70% to the University Center
- 15% to the Vice President for Community & Global Partnerships
- 5% to Financial Services
- 5% to the ORA–Sponsored Research & Programs
- 5% to the ORA–Research Compliance
Because University Centers are designed to be self-supporting, the amount of funds distributed to the Principal Investigator(s) will be at the discretion of the Center Director.
West Plains campus projects
Indirect costs collected for projects performed and administered by the West Plains Campus will be distributed as follows:
- 56% to West Plains Central Administration
- 7% to West Plains Development Office
- 7% to Principal Investigator(s)
- 15% to the Vice President for Community & Global Partnerships
- 5% to Financial Services
- 5% to the ORA–Sponsored Research & Programs
- 5% to the ORA–Research Compliance
Credit sharing plan
Following are examples of how Indirect Costs would be distributed in conjunction with the Credit Sharing Plan.
Springfield campus academic/administrative department projects
The distribution percentages are based on the Academic/Administrative Cost Center distribution rates:
| Credit Share | Collected Indirect Cost Distribution | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI/Co-PI Unit | PI/Co-PI Cost Center |
Credit Share |
VP CGP | ORA- SRP |
ORA- RC |
FS | Cost Center |
Unit | PI/Co- PI |
| Chemistry | CNAS | 40.00% | 35.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 10.00% | 6.00% | 4.00% |
| Communication | COAL | 20.00% | 5.00% | 3.00% | 2.00% | ||||
| Counseling | COED | 10.00% | 2.50% | 1.50% | 1.00% | ||||
| Biomedical Sciences | CHHS | 10.00% | 2.50% | 1.50% | 1.00% | ||||
| Political Science | CHPA | 20.00% | 5.00% | 3.00% | 2.00% | ||||
University Center projects
The distribution percentages are based on the Academic/Administrative Cost Center distribution rates:
| Credit Share | Collected Indirect Cost Distribution | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI/Co-PI Unit | PI/Co-PI Cost Center |
Credit Share |
VP CGP | ORA- SRP |
ORA- RC |
FS | Cost Center |
Unit | PI/Co- PI |
| CAR | CHPA | 40.00% | 15.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 0.00% | 28.00% | 0.00% |
| OEWRI | CNAS | 20.00% | 0.00% | 14.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| CBLS | VPC&GP | 10.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| CASE | VPC&GP | 10.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% | 0.00% | ||||
| CRPM | CNAS | 20.00% | 0.00% | 14.00% | 0.00% | ||||
West Plains campus projects
The distribution percentages are based on the West Plains Campus distribution rates:
| Credit Share | Collected Indirect Cost Distribution | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI/Co-PI Unit | PI/Co-PI Cost Center |
Credit Share |
VP CGP | ORA- SRP |
ORA- RC |
FS | Cost Center |
Unit | PI/Co- PI |
| Development | West Plains | 40.00% | 15.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 56.00% | 7.00% | 2.80% |
| Development | West Plains | 20.00% | 1.40% | ||||||
| Development | West Plains | 10.00% | 0.70% | ||||||
| Development | West Plains | 10.00% | 0.70% | ||||||
| Development | West Plains | 20.00% | 1.40% | ||||||
Based on how West Plains has chosen to distribute their collected indirect, the Unit will remain constant as the Development Office.
Joint Springfield/Center/West Plains projects
The distribution percentages for both Academic/Administrative department Proposals AND University Center Projects are both used as follows:
| Credit Share | Collected Indirect Cost Distribution | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI/Co-PI Unit | PI/Co-PI Cost Center |
Credit Share |
VP CGP | ORA- SRP |
ORA- RC |
FS | Cost Center |
Unit | PI/Co- PI |
| Chemistry | CNAS | 40.00% | 21.00% | 3.00% | 3.00% | 3.00% | 10.00% | 6.00% | 4.00% |
| Communication | COAL | 20.00% | 5.00% | 3.00% | 2.00% | ||||
| CBLS | VPCGP | 10.00% | 3.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 7.00% | 0.00% |
| CRPM | CNAS | 10.00% | 2.50% | 1.50% | 1.00% | ||||
| Development | West Plains | 20.00% | 3.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 11.20% | 1.40% | 1.40% |