3.1 Center Costs
To facilitate a new research project, the Center will incur costs for security background checks,system access, compiling a data set for research, support, monitoring, review of materials to ensure data suppression guidelines are appropriately applied, and technical and subject matter assistance and review.
To offset these costs, the Center will provide the RA with an estimate of costs using the
MLDS Fee Schedule that the RA will be required to reimburse to the Center if approval of the application is given.
3.2 Waiver Request
A RA may submit a request to the Executive Director to have reimbursement of costs waived for the proposed research project. The Executive Director, in consultation with the RPB and consistent with the criteria provided on the Fee Schedule, may waive all or a part of the costs.
3.3 Grant Funded Projects
A grant funded project must include the MLDS Center costs as a line item in the grant budget.
3.4 Special Funded Projects
If the proposal has special conditions with funding, please include the conditions in the research proposal.