Grant-funded research collaborations usually involve issuing a Subaward to the collaborating institution. Subaward Agreements are used to issue grant funds to Subrecipients. A Consultant PSA should be used to contract for consulting services. All grant-funded Subawards are managed through SPS before they are sent to and signed by the Subrecipient. Consultant PSAs are handled through HuskyBuy by SPS and Procurement and Contracts.
Subaward versus Consultant
A recipient of a Subaward (Subrecipient) is usually an institution that collaborates with the UConn Health Principal Investigator (PI). The Subrecipient performs, and has responsibility for, part of a sponsored project. Its services are of a specialized and specific nature and cannot be performed by UConn Health. A Subrecipient is normally reimbursed for expenses in accordance with a budget. UConn Health has the responsibility to monitor Subrecipient performance.
A Consultant may be an individual or an organization. The Consultant assists the UConn Health PI. Consulting services are primarily advisory in nature and address a clearly delineated problem or provide a fee-for-service function. A Consultant is normally paid based on an hourly or daily rate or on a fixed price for deliverables.
Consultant versus Employee
A Consultant PSA should not to be used in place of hiring regular full-time, part-time, or temporary employees. Furthermore, a Consultant PSA is not appropriate for the hiring of individuals to teach classes or to perform work that has been recognized as belonging to one of the collective bargaining units within the State System. Retired members of the State Employee Retirement System cannot be placed on PSAs. Instead, they are to be placed on Special Payroll in 120-day positions. If an employer/employee relationship exists and the contractor is acting as an employee, the Department needs to contact the Department of Human Resources for information and assistance.
Assistance
Subawards and Consultant PSAs should be submitted through HuskyBuy.