Michael, thanks very much. Someone else pointed me to the HHS version;
this is even simpler.

Regards, Bill

Bill Campbell
Director, Grants & Research
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. 3rd St.
River Falls, WI 54022
715/425-3195
FAX 715/425-0649

Michael Fish wrote:

>Bill,
>NSF has a format for calculating IDC for organizations without a negotiated
>rate:
>http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/caar/indirect.jsp
>Regards,
>
>Michael Fish
>Director, Grants Development Office
>California Polytechnic State University
>San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
>(805) 756-2982
>xxxxxx@calpoly.edu
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Bill Campbell
>Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 12:01 PM
>To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>Subject: [RESADM-L] setting an F&A rate
>
>RESADMers--
>
>I'm on the board of a non-profit that is in process of pursuing grants from
>federal agencies.  We have never had an IDC or F&A rate; I think it's time
>to establish one, but I don't know how to go about it.  Can anyone give me
>some guidance?  I know there have been conversations about this on the list
>in the past, but I can't find the thread in the archive.
>
>I've browsed around the HHS site a little and it's very confusing.  Some NIH
>sites say 'don't apply for a rate until you get a grant,' but we're looking
>at other agencies.  But those other agencies refer non-profits to HHS for
>F&A rates.
>
>I know that there is now a simple algorithm small universities can use to
>determine an F&A rate to propose; is there something similar for
>non-profits?  Is this something the average bozo like me can do, or do we
>have to hire a consultant?
>
>Thanks and regards, Bill
>
>--
>Bill Campbell
>Director, Grants & Research
>University of Wisconsin-River Falls
>410 S. 3rd St.
>River Falls, WI 54022
>715/425-3195
>FAX 715/425-0649
>
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