IFR funds include dollars that a granting agency pays to reimburse the University at Buffalo (UB) to compensate for the time a New York State employee spends working for the agency. By law, such funds belong to the State. However, the State allows, and local traditions have reinforced, participation in allocation decisions by the Schools, Departments and individual investigators responsible for obtaining these funds. At UB, this has led to the development of policies promulgated at School and Department levels.
revised 5/29/09
R. Lorraine Collins, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
lcollins@buffalo.edu
(716) 829-6951
Pam Sturtz, BA
Associate Director
pjsturtz@buffalo.edu
(716) 829-2374
Kimberly Larkin
Research Administrator
klarkin@buffalo.edu
General RAS Email:
sphhp-research@buffalo.edu
Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) loads effort for PI's and co-PI's into the RF Business System without the need to complete IFR forms.
In collaboration with all SUNY campuses, the Research Foundation has implemented an online effort reporting tool to replace the paper version of effort certification statements.
Changes in effort will need to be submitted manually via the Change in Effort Request Form Download pdf.