1. Top 10 Things that Can and Do Go Wrong at the Department Level
FYAP
May 6, 2014
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2. Number One
Failure to submit proposal to SRA for review and approval prior to submission to sponsor

3. Number Two
Principal Investigators, Chairs and/or Deans sign and accept award on behalf of FSU

4. Number Three
Failure to obtain Chair and Dean approval for cost sharing/matching commitments or requests for indirect costs waivers prior to submitting to SRA

5. Number Four
Treating FSU faculty in proposal as a consultant

6. Number Five
Expectation of receiving a salary increase simply because proposal included funds to cover an increase

7. Number Six
Performing work and/or delivering the results to a sponsor prior to receiving an award

8. Number Seven
Authorizing personnel without an appointment to work on a project

9. Number Eight
Subcontracting out more than 50% of an award

10. Number Nine
Making inappropriate charges to projects and untimely initiation of cost transfers

11. Number Ten
Documenting or certifying an effort report without “a suitable means of verification” (i.e., first-hand knowledge) of work performance

12. Number Eleven
Failure to satisfy and/or properly document cost sharing commitments

13. Number Twelve
Nepotism – PI employing relatives on a project

14. Number Thirteen
Relying on a program officer’s authorization for prior approvals required by terms of award

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