We use the same rate for clinical and basic science studies funded by the
federal government.  However, when performing a clinical study, many of the
expenses are out of the base for calculating F & A (patient care
expenses).  Unless you have negotiated a separate rate (lower rate applied
to a TDC base) for clinical studies with the feds, you should ALWAYS be
using the negotiated rate.

Tom Wilson

At 04:44 PM 4/24/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear colleagues.  I'm interested in determining how other institutions
>recover F&A costs on government sponsored clinical trials.  It appears
>that many schools charge F&A in the 20 to 30 % range for
>industry sponsored trials conducted in a clinic setting.
>
>What rate does your institution charge for clinical trials sponsored by
>the government?
>
>Do you use a different F&A rate for trials indirectly sponsored by the
>government through subcontract arrangements?
>
>How do you treat federal awards that have both a research (coordinating
>center function) and a clinical trial component?
>
>Since everyone is much too busy for questionnaires, short answers will
>suffice.  Thanks so much for your help
>
>--
>Kent Walker
>Chief Contract Administrator
>University of North Carolina-CH
>Office of Contracts & Grants
>440 West Franklin Street
>Chapel Hill, NC 27599
>Voice:  919-962-1353
>E-Mail:  xxxxxx@UNC.EDU
>

Thomas E. Wilson, MBA
Director, Sponsored Programs
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, 600D
Houston, TX 77030

phone: 713-798-6998
fax:   713-798-6990
email: xxxxxx@bcm.tmc.edu

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