I do not have involvement in this area. I checked the wrong box. Suggestion F Problem I have never recieved any help in this area, and have been led to believe that none is available. Suggestion Staff for this task, with good expertise. F Problem Awarded contract lost through delays in initiating contract negotiations and intransigence of both UW and agency leads.
Suggestion Start earlier with more professionalism.
My projects generally are not research projects in the classical sense. We are primarily a technology transfer program, moving already published research into community practice. We constantly must argue that the federal research indirect rate does not apply to this type of program. We work in partnership with community based agencies and health districts and departments in Washington state. It seems to me that there should be some special category of proposal that would allow technology transfer projects working directly with communities to not have to constantly deal with the fight of high indirect cost rates.