IC Directors' Meeting Highlights |
October 13, 2004
Discussion Item FY 2005 Central Services Funding and FTE Recommendations As the NIH Steering Committee’s Management and Budget Working Group (MBWG) co-chair, Dr. Katz presented its FY 2005 Central Services Activities Budget recommendations. He pointed out that several transfers of function scheduled for 2005 complicated the process, as well as did the emphasis on FTE controls. These transfers include:
After emphasizing that the MBWG role is to integrate other Steering Committee WGs’ priorities, he reviewed MBWG activities including issuance of its Central Services Activities Budget Guidance, its evaluation process of the other Steering Committee WG presentations and requests, the appeal process, and the Steering Committee endorsement. He then summarized the final MBWG funding recommendations:
After Dr. Katz listed lessons learned, he closed his presentation with the following next steps:
In open discussion a concern was expressed that ARAC consolidations may increase overall costs and that A-76 activities may contain hidden costs. The group agreed that it is imperative that data be collected to identify the costs related to consolidations. Another discussion topic was the observation that while the process has certainly become more rigorous under the MBWG, the actual costs of the below-the-line items and ongoing A-76 activities are uncertain. Dale Johnson |
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