Items Ineligible for Research Funding
Contact the Foundation at chfgrants@akcchf.org with questions concerning the list of ineligible research expenses.
Animals:
- Projects involving dog research colonies or any non-client owned dogs (i.e. participating dogs must have owner consent)
- Projects involving disease induction or injury models in dogs
- Projects involving euthanasia of dogs
- Transportation of live or dead dogs
Salary and Personnel Expenses:
- Salary of tenure-track faculty (university) or professional, salaried senior-staff (non-profit or for-profit)
- Tuition or registration fees for classes, training, or conferences
- Graduate student expenses which are incurred by the funded investigator while the student’s laboratory participation is part-time (example: student is attending classes)
- Travel expenses for any purpose, except those directly related to research project objectives (example: sample procurement)
Equipment:
- Laboratory equipment or non-disposable parts
- Repair of laboratory equipment or non-disposable parts
- Computer equipment and/or software
- Development of custom-designed computer software
Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.