Cost Sharing

Cost sharing or matching is that portion of project costs not borne by the sponsor. Some funding agencies require cost sharing for all grants.

The policy of the University is to make a cost sharing commitment only under the following conditions:

• When the sponsor requires cost sharing as a condition of applying for an award;
• The University chooses to demonstrate commitment to a project for competitive reasons;
• University resources are committed to the project because the sponsor does not fund the project requested and the full amount is required to accomplish the scope of work; or
• An overrun occurs on a sponsored agreement and the overrun is covered by the University. The overrun must be identified as cost sharing in the University accounting system.

In cases where the grant application requires or would benefit from a cost-sharing or matching component, the University will work with the project director to idetermine appropriate cost-sharing or matching commitments before the grant is submitted. Any agreements reached on the matter of cost-sharing or matching commitment for a particular grant, will need to be renegotiated if a grant that was submitted once, was rejected, and is in the process of being resubmitted at a later time.