Amy,

1) The required Facilities & Administrative (F&A) Rate Proposal format was
augmented recently with the advent of the new, additional A-21 "Standard Format"
schedule.  However, the A-21 Appendix C gives a full description of the all
required proposal sections and may be accessed via the following Website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a021/a21-appx_c.pdf

2) In addition, the full text of the "Standard Format", including comments from
institutional staff and the OMB responses, may be accessed via the following
Website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/a21_sf2000final.pdf

3) Finally, the DHHS "Long Form Review Guide" is now available on-line and the
"Preliminary/General Review" sections describe what federal negotiators look for
in F&A Proposal formats:
http://rates.psc.gov/

I hope this is of assistance.

Regards,
Steve

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Amy Hibbard wrote:

> Hello friends-
> I hope you can help me out.  We're in the process of getting information
> together for our permanent indirect cost rate proposal to DHHS, due by the
> end of the year.  Though many will be involved in the info gathering phase,
> I will be drafting the actual proposal.  This is great, except for the fact
> that this will be my first time (yikes!).  I'm hoping someone can tell me
> where I can view a good example of a successful proposal.  I understand that
> this deals with specific (and confidential) institutional information, but
> I'd like to get an idea of the language and structure that DHHS expects.
> Any guidance you can give me would be appreciated.
> Thanks!
> -Amy Hibbard
>
> "All power corrupts, but we need the electricity."
>
> Amy Hibbard
> Grants Administrator
> Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
> 535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711
> T: (909) 607-9313 / 607-7855
> F: (909) 607-8086
> xxxxxx@kgi.edu
> www.kgi.edu
>
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