Research Equipment
& Project Matching Program
The Vice President for Research (VPR) will
review and evaluate requests for matching Funds when it can
be shown that a "hard cash" cost match for equipment
or other project costs critical to the performance of a grant
or contract can be highly leveraged. As a general rule the leverage
should be more than 5:1; hopefully, ranging to 10:1.
There are a number of federal research equipment programs that
require a specific percentage match. If the funds available
for matching will allow it, the VPR will provide the match.
On occasion, agencies require an unspecified percentage match.
Again, if available funds allow it, the VPR will consider providing
up to 33% of the match for proposals to these agencies. Essential
to the potential for cost match from the VPR for these programs
is the amount of leverage resulting from the University match.
When a proposal is funded at a reduced level,
the matching funds committed by the Office of the Vice President
for Research will be prorated. In other words, if the award
is one-half the proposal request, then the Office of the Vice
President for Research will reduce matching funds by one-half.
A PI should apply for cost matching
funds AT LEAST THREE WEEKS before the deadline for submission
of the proposal. In addition to a working copy of the
proposal, including a detailed budget, a request must include
the guidelines of the agency with the cost match, if required,
highlighted and a cover letter detailing the nature of the request,
the amount requested and a justification for the request. The
request must be supported by the departmental chair and budget
dean and must include other internal match sources. The request
should be submitted to the Office of the Vice President for
Research (Robertson Hall, Room 100).
For more information on cost-sharing policies,
or to request cost matching, click
here.
