[labnetwork] PI funding gaps

[Gila,Brent P]

At UF we require the faculty to have their Returned Overhead (ROH) 
accounts set up in our system as a fall back in these instances.  If 
they have no ROH then we ask their home department for an unrestricted 
department account to cover any future transactions/invoices until the 
PI's account is back in the positive.  This way the department chair is 
aware and can deal with it internally when the bill comes due.

Our fiscal system does read the account details from the university 
system similar to other university core facilities so we can monitor if 
needed.

Best Regards,
Brent
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Brent P. Gila, PhD.
Associate Director, Research Service Centers
University of Florida
1041 Center Drive
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Tel:352-273-2245,  Fax:352-846-2877
email: bgila at ufl.edu

On 3/22/2024 9:45 AM, Johnson, Michael W wrote:
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> How do other shared user facilites deal with a situation when a 
> regular user research group PI has a funding shortfall and can't pay 
> user fees?
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> Is it typical to have some type of temporary waiver mechanism 
> enshrined in the shared user structure or does that PI appeal to their 
> department head to bail them out to bridge a gap?
>
> A waiver feels problematic because it would seem to violate basic 
> fairness in that one group could be getting "free stuff" and everybody 
> else has to pay.
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> I would be interested to hear how other places deal with a sticky 
> situation like this.
>
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