Right out of the Title III instructions:
Allowable Activities & Program Regulations:
Authorized grant activities for the SIP are listed in Title III, Part A, Section 311 of the Higher Education Act, as amended (HEA); however, Section 301 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) modified the authorized grant activities for SIP. Please review these modifications prior to preparing your SIP application.
Applicants should also review the program regulations (34 CFR 607.10 and 607.30) for guidance on which activities and costs are allowable. For example, you may not use your grant funds to:
Recruit students;
Provide scholarships for students;
Carry out activities that are operational rather than developmental;
Carry out student activities such as entertainment, cultural or social enrichment programs, student publications, social clubs or associations;
Pay for organized fund raising and;
Cover indirect costs.
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Marjorie Piechowski, Ph.D.
Emerita Director of Research Support
College of Engineering & Applied Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
phone: 414-963-9055
Hi, Steve—
Skimming the guidelines in the Federal Register, the slides from the webinar, and the instructions from grants.gov, I didn’t see any provisions specifying limitations
on the allowable indirect cost rates. In that case, the provision in the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR §200.414(c)(1)) would normally apply, meaning that you should use the applicable rate in your negotiated rate agreement. If you’re concerned, I suggest checking
with one of the cognizant program officers in case there is an exception covered elsewhere that I didn’t spot.
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Principal Proposal Analyst
Office of Contracts and Grants
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Subject: [RESADM-L] Title III F and IDC
Colleagues,
We are building the budget for our Department of ED Title III F grant submission, and I’m having a difficult time finding the indirect cost rate that is allowed – if any. The grants.gov form asks about our indirect cost information (instructing
that our business office is to complete it - ha), but I’ve seen forms used in ways other than their original design intended. The budget justification instructions do not ask us to include the IDC justification at all.
So, can anyone provide documentation for the IDC rate for Title III F? Thanks for joining me in the quest.
Steve McLean, CRA
Senior Grant Specialist / Internal Grants Administrator
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Killgore Research Center #176, West Texas A&M University
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