Re: Which fringe benefit rate to use? Susan E. Disidore 29 May 2003 14:55 EST
Lehigh uses the EB rate in effect at the time the salary expense is incurred.

"Farnsworth, Franci" wrote:

> Is there a "best practices" standard for charging fringe benefits to
> sponsored projects?    Our practice in the past has been to charge sponsors
> for fringe benefits using the rates that were in effect at the time the
> budget was developed, which results in a multitude of FB rates in use at any
> given time.  A much simpler practice would be to use the rates in effect at
> the time that the salary expense is incurred.      I'd be glad to post the
> results of this quick survey to the list -- what method does your
> institution use for charging fringe benefits to grants?
>
> Frances Vinal Farnsworth
> Coordinator of Sponsored Research
> Munford House
> Middlebury College
> Middlebury, VT 05753
>
> Tel:  802-443-5889
> Fax:  802-443-2081
> Email:  xxxxxx@middlebury.edu
> Web:  http://www.middlebury.edu/~grants/
>
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