Program income includes items such as event registration fees, fees for services performed, and sale of commodities or items fabricated. PIs/PDs anticipating generating program income during the project period are required to declare and budget for such income in the proposal.

There are three different methods for handling program income:

1. Additive: Program income will be added to the sponsor funds and used to further eligible award objectives.
2. Cost sharing: Program income will be used to finance part of the required non-sponsor share of the project costs.
3. Deductive: Program income will be deducted from the sponsor’s share.

At the time of award, the sponsor will determine which method will be applied to the award. In the proposal, PIs/PDs should justify use of the additive or cost sharing method to avoid the deductive method.

For further information, see UNH’s policy on Program Income on Externally Sponsored Programs.