Principal Investigators and their respective Department have first line responsibility for managing expenditures within the fiscal regulations and amounts specified by the sponsor in the award document for sponsored projects, and within the fiscal limitations established in non-sponsored projects.
Sponsored projects are established in the following DSP Funds:
Non-sponsored projects are established in the following DSP Funds:
Principal Investigators and their respective Department will be responsible for all expenditures that exceed the authorized spending authority or exceed the amount of revenue collected in any project established in these DSP funds. For sponsored projects, the normal remedy is to process a cost transfer to move the overexpenditures off the sponsored project and on to an unrestricted project at the time of project close, prior to the issuance of the final financial report being submitted to the sponsor.
In cases where the Principal Investigators and/or the department cannot cover the overexpenditure, it becomes the responsibility of the College in consultation with DSP to resolve the overexpenditure.
If the overexpenditure is a result an audit disallowance, corrective action will be determined on a case by case basis by Office of Research with the help, knowledge, and assistance of the Principal Investigator, Department, College, Contracts and Grants Accounting, and other appropriate parties.
Whether the overexpenditure is the result of audit disallowance, unrealized cash collected, or otherwise, DSP can decide to cover any overexpenditure by using current or future returned overhead funds or other unrestricted funds (i.e.: residual balances) of the Principal Investigator, the Department and the College.
Last updated 12/19/24