Text of Recommendation | Direct UCSF to strengthen its administrative and management controls and processes for supporting the allocation of expenses to sponsored projects. Updated processes could include: Requiring Principal Investigators or other designated staff to both document and justify the allocation methodologies used when charging expenses to sponsored projects; Implementing a standard documentation and retention process to support the allocation applied to costs which benefit multiple awards; and Providing training on how to assess and document the methodology used to allocate publication costs across each sponsored award acknowledged in the publication. |
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Recommendation Number | 1.3 |
Recommendation Status | Open |
Significant Recommendation | Yes |
Recommendation Questioned Costs | $0 |
Recommendation Funds for Better Use | $0 |
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