Good morning everyone, Happy Wednesday! I have two questions regarding F&A that I am seeking advice on regarding F&A deficits: * What can cause an F&A account to go into deficit? * When this occurs, does the F&A account need to have funds transferred to it to cure the deficit? Greatly appreciate any insight! Chris Crenshaw, MBA Analytical | Learner | Strategic | Achiever | Command Research Administrator I President, VPs & University College Office of Research Administration One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249 LinkedIn: @christopher-crenshaw<https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-crenshaw/> Time Zone: Mountain From: OSP osp@utsa.edu<mailto:osp@utsa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 3:24 PM To: Chris Crenshaw christopher.crenshaw@utsa.edu<mailto:christopher.crenshaw@utsa.edu> Subject: RE: General Questions re F&A Hi Chris, Please see the responses below. Thanks, Justin From: Chris Crenshaw <christopher.crenshaw@utsa.edu<mailto:christopher.crenshaw@utsa.edu>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:50 PM To: OSP <osp@utsa.edu<mailto:osp@utsa.edu>> Subject: General Questions re F&A Importance: Low Hi OSP, General questions re F&A: * When is F&A taken out of project budgets? Monthly? Weekly? F&A is charged overnight and GCFS reconciles during award closeout (they can confirm this) * What can cause an F&A account to go into deficit? Please direct these questions to the RowdyResearch listserv * When this occurs, does the F&A account need to have funds transferred to it to cure the deficit? Is this something GCFS would do at award closeout? Greatly appreciate any insight! Chris Crenshaw, MBA Analytical | Learner | Strategic | Achiever | Command Research Administrator I President, VPs & University College Office of Research Administration One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249 LinkedIn: @christopher-crenshaw<https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-crenshaw/> Time Zone: Mountain