What is In-kind?
In-kind is any activity other than monetary support, which an
organisation contributes to the Desert Knowledge CRC (DKCRC), and
which is in keeping with the DKCRC’s research programs.
What is the purpose of In-kind?
- Each DKCRC partner organisation has made a commitment to give
an amount of In-kind contribution to the DKCRC. The partner
organisations made these commitments in the contractual agreement
which established the DKCRC, and are a vital part of the agreement
between the partners and the Commonwealth for the DKCRC’s
existence.
- In-kind allows the Commonwealth to effectively audit actual
partner contributions against their agreed level of
commitment.
What are the benefits of In-kind?
- Gives partners access to resources and partners which support
research transfer and capacity development
- Builds the profile of your teams, organisations and research
findings through a national and international network and the
DKCRC’s own communications tools (website, newsletters, media
releases, etc.) and capacity by attracting additional partners
- Brings your project the additional credibility of being
endorsed by the different industry, community and partner
organisations of the DKCRC
- Provides you, as an active member of the DKCRC community, with
access to a network of expertise in Desert research, which is
national and international in focus
- Allows opportunities for collaboration and sharing of ideas and
experiences
- Gives your organisation access to cross-jurisdictional,
inter-disciplinary teams and their quality research.
What types or In-kind are there?
The majority of In-kind support is the commitment of staff
classified as researchers, academics or technical staff to the
project as Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) and their base salaries.
These salaries are then multiplied by on-costs and institutional
overheads.
Salary on-costs are your direct costs to the organisation. These
costs include basic services such as:
- Leave loading
- Superannuation
- Sick leave
- Long service leave
- Payroll tax
- Maternity leave
Institutional overheads are the fixed costs of running an
organisation. These include:
- Telephones
- Computers
- Office space
- Financial resources
- Human resources
- Support and administration staff
- Travel
- Consumables
- Capital equipment
