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Office of Research and Innovation FAQ
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Eligible individuals must be full-time, salaried employees holding titles such as
tenured/tenure-track faculty, research faculty with continuing appointments, or certain
extension agents.
A PI is limited to leading no more than four (4) active externally funded awards at
one time.
Yes, an individual may serve as a Co-Principal Investigator on no more than six (6)
active awards.
The ITS form must be submitted at least 30 calendar days before the sponsor's submission
deadline.
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) may be unable to provide full administrative
support or approve the final submission of the proposal.
The complete and final proposal package must be received by ORI at least five (5)
full business days before the sponsor's due date.
A near-final budget and budget justification must be submitted to ORI 14 days prior
to the sponsor's deadline.
This is a grant where the sponsor restricts the number of applications KSU can submit,
requiring an internal selection process to choose the institutional nominee.
All research personnel must complete five "KSU Research Core" courses via the CITI
Program: Responsible Conduct of Research, Conflicts of Interest, Research Security,
Export Compliance, and Data Management.
Equipment is defined as tangible personal property with a useful life of more than
one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.
The rate is 30%.
Voluntary committed cost sharing is strongly discouraged and requires explicit approval
from the Department Chair, Dean, and ORI.
You must submit a No-Cost Extension (NCE) request to ORI at least 45 days prior to
the project's current end date.
You must work with your grant administrator to draft a justification and revised budget
for ORI review; some changes may also require prior sponsor approval.
A request package including a justification and the successor鈥檚 credentials must be
submitted to ORI within 30 days of the event necessitating the change.
The KSU PI must submit an ITS form to ORI at least 30 days before the prime institution鈥檚
internal deadline.
Records must be kept in a secure manner for seven (7) years after the completion of
the proceeding.
All final financial activities, including reconciling expenditures and certifying
cost sharing, must be completed within 120 days if we are prime and 90 days for the
subaward after the project end date.
The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) is the only office with the delegated
authority to submit proposals for sponsored projects to external agencies.
An SFI is a financial interest of the investigator (including their spouse and children)
that exceeds $5,000 when aggregated from a publicly traded entity or any equity interest
in a non-publicly traded entity.
Equipment is tangible nonexpendable property with a useful life of more than one year
and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.
You must immediately notify the ORI to ensure the internal institutional selection
process can be initiated.
Generally, no; however, they may serve as a "student PI" for IRB or IACUC protocols
if a qualified faculty member is listed as the "Faculty Sponsor" or "PI of Record".
A complete NCE request must be submitted to the ORI at least 45 days prior to the
project's current end date.
A subrecipient performs a substantive portion of the programmatic work and makes programmatic
decisions, while a contractor provides goods or services as part of normal business
operations.
These are funds provided by a sponsor to cover stipends, travel allowances, or registration
fees for trainees or participants who are not University employees.
The PI must complete an RFBE form after an award has been formally accepted and the
budget has been approved by the funding agency.
Yes; the ORI reviews and processes proposals in the order they are received in final,
submission-ready form.
PIs must ensure participation is strictly voluntary to avoid coercion, provide alternate
extra credit options if applicable, and justify the use of class time.
International entities must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), a CAGE code, and
all documentation must be in English and U.S. dollars.
Yes, as long as the other use does not interfere with the original project for which
the equipment was acquired.
KSU uses the De Minimis rate of 15%, which is applied on a Modified Total Direct Cost
(MTDC) base. Under this base, the following items are excluded: equipment, capital
expenditures, participant support costs, and any subaward amount that exceeds $50,000
(only the first $50,000 of each subaward is included in the base).
An AOR is a designated official in the ORI with the legal authority to sign proposals,
accept awards, and act on behalf of KSU.
Required research personnel must complete refresher Responsible Conduct of Research
(RCR) training at least every four years.