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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Grant Equipment Policy	Subsection: 6.2.3
Section 6.0 - Policy	Originating Date: April, 1996
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council	Revised: August, 1998 Revised: February, 2008 Revised: March, 2015

Policy

1. Purchase of Equipment
   1. The College of Nursing follows all UNMC (Policy 5000), University of Nebraska and State guidelines regarding the purchase of equipment.
   2. All equipment purchased on a grant, on which the Principal Investigator (PI) or Project Director (PD) is a faculty member in the College of Nursing, is the property of the College.
   3. The PI/PD initiates the purchase of research equipment through the Administrator in the Niedfelt Nursing Research Center (NNRC). The Workstation Specialists must be consulted about the purchase of computer equipment and must authorize and place into inventory all such hardware and software. Instructional equipment needs should be reviewed by the appropriate Learning Resource Center Coordinator.
   4. For purchase of equipment over $150,000, a competitive bidding process managed by the UNMC Purchasing Department must take place.
   5. The NNRC Administrator maintains an inventory of all grant related equipment. The Workstation Specialists also maintain an inventory of computer equipment. In addition, the PI or PD of a grant should also maintain a separate inventory.
   6. Equipment costing $5,000 or more will be marked by UNMC Inventory Control with a standard asset identification tag. Computer equipment over $100 and less than $5,000 will be marked with the appropriate CON asset identification tag by the Workstation Specialists.
2. Maintenance of Equipment
   1. Service contracts and/or maintenance of equipment purchased on a grant are charged to the grant. After the grant has terminated, maintenance may be charged to special maintenance funds in the NNRC, Learning Resource Center, or to Division budgets within the CON. Authorization for charges to these funds must be pre-approved by the individual accountable for the budget to be charged.
   2. All computer equipment is to be inventoried on a yearly basis. Equipment on loan outside the College must be brought into one of the four campuses on a yearly basis for inventory.
3. Disposition of Equipment After Termination of the Grant Period
   
   After a grant has ended, equipment remains with the PI/PD for a period of six months unless s/he chooses to place it in general use earlier, unless it is actively being used by the PI or designee for a CON related purpose, or unless negotiated otherwise with the CON Assistant Dean for Administration. Once placed into the general pool, the PI/PD will have priority standing for any subsequent use of that equipment.
4. Policy for Disposition of Equipment for Faculty Leaving CON
   
   When a faculty member who is or has been a PI/PD leaves the CON, equipment purchased remains with the College unless negotiated otherwise with the CON Assistant Dean for Administration. Active investigators must request the transfer of essential research equipment to the new university. University of Nebraska Policy will be followed. A section on the disposition of grant purchased equipment is part of the CON Exit Procedures.
5. General Use Equipment
   
   All general use equipment is inventoried and available for use either through the NNRC for research equipment or a division learning center for educational equipment. Computers are the responsibility of the Workstation Specialist.