Subprojects (Subaccounts)

Projects often involve collaboration of two or more UM investigators, academic departments or research units. Establishing subaccounts allows allocation of award funds, including indirect cost recovery when applicable, to collaborators by assigning them their own project grant number for inter-unit research projects.

Requests for subaccounts are submitted in FINPROD. See Request for New Sub PG Form for information including detailed instructions for accessing the electronic Sub P/G form.

Medical School Guidelines for establishment of subprojects:

Primary Unit – the home department / unit of the Principal Investigator

Secondary Unit – departments / units of the participating collaborators

• The minimum faculty effort for which a subproject is required, when requested, is 5%.

• Secondary units may request a subaccount for effort less than 5%, but the primary unit is not obligated to agree to set up the subaccount.

• Conversely, secondary units are not obligated to accept subaccounts from the primary unit if their effort is less than 5%.

• For proposals with significant non-faculty expenses on a grant in a secondary unit, but with less than 5% faculty effort, a subproject is a reasonable expectation if the project will use the secondary unit's facilities or administrative resources.