Overview of how RMC has allocated its grant funds under each of the five expenditure categories (organized by fiscal year) for the previous 5 years
| RSF Expenditures | Last Year 2024-2025 |
2023-24 | 2022-2023 | 2021-2022 | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management and administration of the institution's research enterprise | |||||
| Salaries | $245,045 | $324,301 | $109,765 | $295,607 | $367,504 |
| EDI Costs | $133,256 | $55,916 | $134,384 | $143,595 | |
| Administrative Costs | $173,835 | $152,478 | $167,342 | $164,145 | $135,518 |
| Research facilities | |||||
| Library | $69,818 | $97,487 | $200,000 | $147,504 | $100,000 |
| Maintenance | $153,577 | $163,884 | $159,851 | $3,080 | $19,365 |
| Software | $5,308 | $4,817 | $4,300 | $3,777 | $28,158 |
| Research Resources | |||||
| Membership | $11,125 | $11,000 | $8,000 | $16,125 | $8,000 |
| Training Development Contractors | $6,000 | $10,173 | $39,108 | $17,788 | $101,374 |
| Administrative Costs (other) | $44,522 | $39,361 | $28,966 | $16,579 | $39,323 |
| Notional Amounts | $842,486 | $858,417 | $851,716 | $808,200 | $799,242 |
Performance Indicators and Outcomes 2024-25
| Eligible Expenditure Area | Institutional Performance Objective | Indicator | Output | Outcomes Reported at Year-End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Facilities | Library building and furnishings remain appropriate to need | Ratio of complaints received from library patrons to number of patrons using the spaces | Used RSF fund to support physical facility maintenance and updating | Fewer than 2% of library users express a complaint about the physical facilities |
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | To support salaries for Administrative staff to grantee support and rapid processing times. | Satisfaction survey of award recipients | Portion of RSF fund used to support Administrative Salaries | Our year-end survey on client satisfaction indicates that there is overall satisfaction with the level of administrative support. |
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | Ensure all grants comply with new measures to safeguard Canadian research |
1. Submissions remain on time 2. Application numbers remain consistent 3. Active grants remain uninterrupted for security reasons |
Portion of RSF fund used to perform research security processes | All new applications were vetted by research professionals and no active grants were flagged as ‘at risk’ by external agencies |
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | Offer regular and updated training to faculty, to include EDI and safeguarding research |
Number of faculty and research administrators who successfully complete the training |
Portion of RSF fund used to support staff training. | Minimize application delays or interruptions to active grants while increasing grant success rate due to increased knowledge of priority management areas |
| Research Resources | Obtain journal subscriptions and purchase scholarly monographs to enable current research | Number of requests received for materials unavailable through standard offerings | Used RSF Funds to Support Library operations | RMC researchers are satisfied with their level of access to library resources. Use of inter-library loan services remain consistent. |
| Research Resources | Create and obtain tools required for safeguarding research program | Ratio of applications delayed due to security concerns per applications received | Portion of RSF funds dedicated to establishing institutional safeguarding research program | Application vetting is thorough and timely; no appreciable delays or loss in number of applications submitted |
Performance Indicators and Outcomes 2023-24
| Eligible Expenditure Area | Institutional Performance Objective | Indicator | Output | Outcomes Reported at Year-End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | Increase the volume and processing time of grant and award applications by upgrading our ROMEO Software | Number of award applications processed | Used RSF funds to support software upgrades | Number of award applications processed has increased |
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | To support salaries for Administrative staff to grantee support and rapid processing times. |
Satisfaction survey of award recipients |
Portion of RSF fund used to support Administrative Salaries | Our year-end survey on client satisfaction indicates that there is overall satisfaction with the level of administrative support. |
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | To pay for overheads associated with the management of Tri-Council funds ensuring that financial support for contractors (Payroll) as well as, Security Screening, Audit Expense, Liability Insurance. |
Tri-council supported employees payroll contracts are processed in a timely manner, Security Screenings are processed quickly allowing access to computers and buildings |
Portion of RSF fund used to support Financial Overhead | Expression of satisfaction by tri-council supported students and researchers |
| Management and Administration of an institution's Research Enterprise | Offer regular and updated training To maintain a current and knowledgeable staff | Operational efficiency increases due to a well-trained staff. | Portion of RSF fund used to support staff training. | Application submission and success rates are maintained, staff report high job satisfaction |
| Research Resources | Purchase of monographs and serials for RMC Library. | Researchers have access to key monographs and journals in all key strategic research areas. | Used RSF Funds to Support Library | RMC researchers are satisfied with their level of access to library resources. Use of inter-library loan services remain consistent. |