September 23, 2016
John Lawrence, Associate Dean
Vice President Extension and Outreach
132 Curtiss
513 Farm House Ln
Ames, IA 50011-1054
Dr. Lawrence – Please see the following statement for the Iowa Nutrient Research & Education Council policy relating to payment of indirect charges.
The Iowa Nutrient Research and Education Council (INREC) is an Iowa-based non-profit organization with a Board of Directors comprised of Iowa farm and commodity groups and agribusiness and crop production companies that provide a large base of taxpayer support to Iowa, with such taxes being used in part to fund Iowa’s regent’s institutions.
INREC supports work to advance research and development of science-based solutions to assist farmers with reducing nutrient transport from agricultural cropland to water resources, which in turn provides a societal benefit to the people of Iowa. As a result of the above it is INREC’s policy to not allow any of the grant funds it provides to Iowa’s regent’s institutions to be used for “indirect” institutional costs otherwise charged by such institutions.
Sincerely,
Joel Brinkmeyer, CEO
