RU does not have an approved "rate."  We budget according to estimates
and charge actual costs.  I don't see that we actually have a choice.
If   actual FB costs were less than the amounts proposed, we would be
charging the sponsor higher rates than our actual costs.  Although, this
sounds odd; in fact, agencies can and periodically do reduce the amount
or percentage they contribute to retirement, health insurance, etc.

Janet

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Janet M. Hahn, C.R.A.
Executive Director
Office of Sponsored Programs & Grants Management
Radford University
Radford, VA  24142-6926

tel:  540-831-5479
fax:  540-831-6636
xxxxxx@radford.edu                             www.radford.edu

"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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