Hi Jennifer,

Thank you.  I wasn’t quite sure what they meant by outside source, so I think I was misunderstanding it.  Dr. Zhang is being awarded an STTR and the company he is working with will be renting space at UTSA as part of the agreement.  At the time I wrote this email, I didn’t realize the other support form was being submitted by the company, not UTSA. Because the company is renting the space, we are not providing space to them as in-kind, so they should not have to disclose the space rental as in-kind.  Is my understanding correct?

Thanks again!

Liz

From: Jennifer Silver <Jennifer.Silver@utsa.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 11:33 AM
To: Elizabeth Tilley <elizabeth.tilley@utsa.edu>; rowdy.research@lists.it.utsa.edu
Cc: Guoquan Zhang <guoquan.zhang@utsa.edu>
Subject: RE: In-kind support on NIH other support form

Hello, Liz,

According to the context, in-kind support is support from an outside source. 

UTSA resources, such as space, people, and labs, would not be in-kind support.

What is your question? I am not sure that I am addressing this in the right way.

Jennifer

From: Elizabeth Tilley <elizabeth.tilley@utsa.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 10:16 AM
To: rowdy.research@lists.it.utsa.edu
Cc: Guoquan Zhang <guoquan.zhang@utsa.edu>
Subject: [Rowdy.research] In-kind support on NIH other support form

Hi All,

I have a question regarding the statement below:

Other Support also includes in-kind contributions (such as office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, or employees or  students supported by an outside source). In-kind contributions do not constitute a ‘recipient share’ of the expenditures, and do not need to be included in the SF-425 FFR.

• If in-kind contributions are intended for use on the project being proposed to NIH in this application, the information must be included as part of the Facilities and Other Resources or Equipment section of the application and need not be replicated on this form.
• In-kind contributions not intended for use on the project/proposal being proposed in this application must be reported below. If the time commitment or dollar value is not readily ascertainable, reasonable estimates should be provided. 

Normally, I do not see faculty addressing in-kind support, but to me, it looks like they need to talk about lab space, etc. that is provided to them, even if not relevant to the project. 

Please advise.

Thank you,

Liz

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