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OSR to Approve Fund Advances
The University will provide authorization to spend funds in advance of an award being received by the university if there was a proposal submitted through the Office of Sponsored Research (Contracts and Grants or Industry); the agency has indicated their intention to fund the project and the funding has a very strong likelihood to be forthcoming.
If there is a need to start a project before the official paperwork arrives at the campus and the department will guarantee the funding if the award does not materialize, the Office of Sponsored Research may approve a fund in advance of an award (Fund Advance) to allow the project to begin. There are only three circumstances in which a Fund Advance may be requested: 1) for awards under the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) in which 90 pre-award spending is allowed; 2) when an award has not be finalized by the institution but the project begin date has past and; 3) for a new fund year on an already existing award.
If a fund is set up in advance of the award, the same fund number will be used for the award once it is officially set up in the accounting system. This will minimize the number of cost transfers, purchase order and HR changes that need to be made after the award is at the institution.
Instructions and forms can be found on the Contract and Grant site at http://www.research.ucsf.edu/cg/index.asp