Re: Federal Per Diem Rate for Consultants Howard M. Kaplan 26 Feb 2002 22:27 EST
Lynne - Unfortunately, there is no "Federal" per diem rate for consultants? The agencies that do list such a rate generally follow the phrasing in NSF's policy document, "Grant General Conditions (GC-1)" the revised version that went into effect April 1, 2001. Article 5. Consultant Services stipulates that the current maximum rate for a consultant's services may not exceed the daily equivalent of the then current maximum rate paid to an Executive Schedule Level IV Federal employee (exclusive of indirect cost, travel, per diem, clerical services, fringe benefits and supplies), which currently is $498.00 per day (see http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/cpo/policy/faqs.htm#cons). Several other agencies have a policy analogous to that cited in separate e-mails from contract officials at the U. S. Department of Education and the National Institutes of Health - namely: "...while there is no stated maximum dollar amount, consultant rates charged under a grant or cooperative agreement (or contract) must be consistent with the organization's policy or rates for the work to be done. Before agreeing to or charging a consultant rate to a grant, you should contact the appropriate person responsible for administering the grant on behalf of (that Federal Agency)." Hope that helps. Best wishes, Howie Kaplan ******************************************************** Dr. Howard M. Kaplan, Director Office of Research Services & Sponsored Programs Georgia Southern University Hwy. 301 So. Office Bldg., P.O. Box 8005 Statesboro, GA 30460-8005 (Tel)912-681-5465; (Fax)912-681-0719; xxxxxx@gasou.edu ******************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf Of Lynne Yerby Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 4:20 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: [RESADM-L] Federal Per Diem Rate for Consultants Hello: Would anyone have the location for information on the allowable Federal per diem rate for consultants? Many thanks! Lynne Yerby Grants and Budget Administrator Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Five Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 (617) 258-9364 xxxxxx@wi.mit.edu ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================