Initiative to Reduce Administrative Burden Task Force
Charge I Initiatives I Documents I Committee Members
Charge
Expands FDP role in PL 106-107 activities beyond electronic research administration to include pre-award, post-award and audit Continues the work of FDP Effort Reporting Task Force Identify burdensome administrative requirements in A-21, A-110, A-133, etc. that present opportunities for streamlining and simplification (or elimination) Development, testing and evaluation of new methods: Develop simpler methods Demonstrate the feasibility of new methods Estimate potential cost savings Assess impact on F&A rates Recommend elimination of ineffectual or unnecessary administrative requirements Serve as resource to Federal Workgroups (Pre-Award, Post-Award and Audit)
Develop FDP responses to Federal proposals Facilitate individual institutional responses Provide ideas and data analysis, model impact of Federal proposals
Raise awareness of problems caused by administrative cap/institutions increasing cost of compliance